Consultant Psychiatrist

Practice Plus Group; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 171,000 - 209,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on shopping and leisure

Professional development support

Employee assistance helpline

Job summary

Practice Plus Group is recruiting a Consultant Psychiatrist in Leeds to join its Health in Justice team at HMP Leeds. The role is 2 days per week (16 hours) with 20% home-working for admin/CPD and a salary up to £190,000 FTE, depending on experience.

You will provide clinical care to a small caseload on site, contribute to strategic direction, supervise junior clinicians and work within a multidisciplinary team to review referrals and plan treatments.

Qualifications

• Registered psychiatrist with GMC
• Specialist registration in General Adult or Forensic Psychiatry
• Section 12(2) approval
• Understanding of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• Up-to-date knowledge of adult psychiatry and PD
• Awareness of current issues in mental health service provision, policy and legislation

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent clinical care, assessment and treatment to patients on the caseload onsite
• Lead senior mental health clinicians on service developments and provide clinical supervision
• Review referrals, determine treatment plans, conduct risk assessments, and engage in multidisciplinary case reviews

Skills

Team collaboration

Risk assessment

Clinical supervision

Policy awareness

Education

GMC registration

Specialist registration: General Adult/Forensic

Section 12(2) approval

Job description

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our integrated Mental Health team at HMP Leeds, a category B men’s prison based in Leeds, Yorkshire. HMP Leeds is a remand prison with a fast paced healthcare department that provides care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Within this role you will be joining an established and experienced mental health team, who run a nurse lead service focused on a medical model diagnosis for complex health needs. Psychiatrist caseload of patients would be 4-5 patients per day.

About The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our integrated Mental Health team at HMP Leeds, a category B men’s prison based in Leeds, Yorkshire. HMP Leeds is a remand prison with a fast paced healthcare department that provides care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Within this role you will be joining an established and experienced mental health team, who run a nurse lead service focused on a medical model diagnosis for complex health needs. Psychiatrist caseload of patients would be 4-5 patients per day.

Hours

2 days (16 hours) per week, including Thursdays, with flexibility on the other day. 20% of the role can be worked from home for admin or CPD.

Salary

This position is part time and you’ll receive an annual salary up to £190,000 per annum FTE - depending on experience.

How will we support you?

• You will be part of a team of 20 plus experienced and supportive Consultant psychiatrists
• You will be able to attend monthly Consultant's meeting and 1:1 clinical supervision.
• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

What you'll be doing

As a Consultant Psychiatrist, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Provide excellent clinical care, assessment and treatment to patients on the case load onsite
• Actively participate in the strategic direction of the mental health service, lead the senior mental health clinicians on service developments and provide clinical supervision
• Work within the multi-disciplinary team to review referrals, determine appropriate treatment plans, conduct risk assessments, and engage in multi professional complex case reviews.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn’t stop there… we also offer:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

What we'll look for in you

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Our core values

• we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together

Requirements

• Registered professional with current registration (GMC)
• Specialist Registration in either General Adult or Forensic Psychiatry
• Approved under section 12 (2) of the MHS 1983
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• Up to date knowledge in the adult psychiatry and PD
• Awareness of current issues in mental health service provision, policy and legislation

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.