Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist

Cygnet; Bury; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in the UK is seeking an experienced Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist to provide medical oversight on a medium secure male mental health ward. The role includes responsibilities for patient treatment plans, conducting assessments, and ensuring high-quality care standards. Opportunities for professional growth and various benefits, including generous leave and wellness programs, are provided.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Company paid Life Assurance

Gym Discounts

Study leave and budget

Qualifications

• Registered with GMC and qualified as a Consultant Psychiatrist.
• Experience in forensic psychiatry or similar mental health fields required.
• Ability to lead and work within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior medical cover on Mental Health service.
• Oversee and maintain care of ward inpatients.
• Conduct mental state examinations and clinical audits.
• Lead on risk assessments and clinical governance.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Auditing

Mental Health Assessment

Effective Communication

Education

Medical Degree

Specialist Registration in Psychiatry

Job description

Job Title: Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist

Service Line: Male Medium Secure (Mental Illness)

Professionally Accountable to: Medical Director

Managerially Responsible to: Hospital Manager

We are seeking an experienced full-time Consultant Psychiatrist who will work at Cygnet and provide senior medical cover on Medium Secure Mental Health Service for Men.

This role is based on West Hampton ward, our 13 bed medium secure service for men. West Hampton, supports men with a range of complex care needs including personality disorder, mental illness and detachment disorders.

Cygnet Bury Hudson provides a wide range of secure mental health services for men including individuals with a diagnosis of personality disorder.

Each service user has a bedroom with en suite facilities and a range of communal spaces including a gym, laundry, occupational therapy kitchen, therapy garden and woodland walkways down to the Elton Reservoir.

The post holder will be the Responsible Clinician and will oversee and maintain the care of all ward inpatients as required and will also have responsibility for auditing the medical services rendered at the ward and ensuring their good quality in accordance to GMC standards of good medical practice and other relevant professional guidelines.

In this role, your expertise will be the driving force for life-changing treatment fully supported by a Specialty Doctor and first-class multidisciplinary team including qualified nurses, psychologist and occupational therapist.

And you’ll have the opportunity to progress to Medical Director Level through our management schemes.

At Cygnet, you’ll enjoy excellent professional development, shopping, travel and leisure discounts – as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits – to support you to be happy both in and out of work.

Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others – every day.

Main duties and Responsibilities…

• Lead on the provision of high quality care to the service users admitted to West Hampton Ward
• Act as a positive role model, maintaining and demonstrating a positive attitude towards patients, their families, visitors and other staff.
• Take overall responsibility for patient treatment plans in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team
• Assess referrals & undertake mental state examinations of service users
• Undertake appropriate investigations, diagnosis & treatment
• Conduct ward rounds, patient reviews & clinical audits
• Lead the implementation of risk assessment, risk management & embed clinical governance within the service
• Supervise reports for Mental Health Act tribunals & managers’ hearings & attend hearings
• Liaise with the Ministry of Justice for transfer of patients and approval of leave as required
• Good maintenance of patient records
• To ensure and maintain regular communications with the Site Medical Director and Hospital Manager
• To communicate effectively through regular contact with patients, relatives, staff, directors, and any other concerned bodies; maintaining appropriate reports.
• Attend and contribute to academic meetings and adhere to the professional standards for CPD as set out by the GMC, the Department of Health and the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
• Contribute to On call rota dependent on the needs of the region

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…

• Salary up to [insert amount] per year
• [insert amount] welcome bonus
• Up to [insert amount] package
• Generous annual leave entitlement that increases with length of service
• 5 days study leave, study budget and in-house CPD/ peer group programme
• Company paid Life Assurance scheme covering 3x salary
• Contributory pension scheme
• Research opportunities to include publishing in The Cygnet Journal (Cygnet’s co-produced peer review journal) and joining the Cygnet Research & Development Group
• Teaching opportunities including teaching medical students, teaching on the Cygnet CESR programme and Cygnet MRCPsych programme
• Opportunity to lead and participate in QI & Audit initiatives
• Company Funded Cash plan with the ability to claim up to £1000 per annum worth of benefits including free Physiotherapy, Osteopaths, Optical, dental, consultations, scans and free prescriptions
• Gym Discounts across the UK as well as free online fitness classes with ClassPass