Consultant Psychiatrist in Intellectual Disabilities-Forensic & Autism

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in mental health services is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join their innovative team. This role involves working within a newly commissioned low secure autism inpatient ward, focusing on community forensic services. The position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of adults with intellectual disabilities and autism, promoting public safety and supporting timely discharges. With a commitment to quality improvement and teaching, this role promises professional growth in a supportive environment that values mental health and wellbeing.

Benefits

NHS pension scheme

Salary sacrifice schemes

Access to a lease car

Coaching and mentoring opportunities

Wellbeing support

Staff networks and support groups

Teaching opportunities

Research and innovation department

Qualifications

• GMC registration and inclusion on the specialist register in Psychiatry.
• Postgraduate qualification in Psychiatry (e.g., Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists).

Responsibilities

• Participate in multi-disciplinary team within the FACTT Service.
• Cover Onyx Ward, a low secure ward for autistic adults.

Skills

Psychiatry

Mental Health Assessment

Crisis Intervention

Team Collaboration

Education

Postgraduate qualification in Psychiatry

GMC registration

Job description

This is a new combined post as a Consultant Psychiatrist within the Forensic Assessment Consultation, Training and Treatment (FACTT) Service and Onyx ward, a newly commissioned 7-bed low secure autism inpatient ward. FACTT provides community forensic services for adults with Intellectual Disability and/or Autism to minimise offending, protect public safety, avoid unnecessary hospital admissions and prison sentences, and support safe and timely discharges.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be part of the multi-disciplinary team working within the FACTT Service. The Trust aims to develop community forensic services to avoid hospital admissions where possible and safe. Part of the role involves covering Onyx Ward, a purpose-built 7-bed low secure ward for autistic adults. The post-holder is expected to participate in a shared out-of-hours rota, including coverage at Brooklands Hospital.

About us

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT) provides all-age mental health services for around one million people in Coventry and Warwickshire. We also offer learning disability, autism, and community paediatric services. CWPT is a teaching Trust involved in Warwick University Medical School, providing placements for medical students and contributing to academic programmes. We value postgraduate medical education, with trainees at various levels, including specialty trainees from the West Midlands School of Psychiatry, GP trainees, and Foundation trainees. We are committed to continuous improvement through a Quality Improvement approach.

Benefits of joining CWPT include:

• NHS pension scheme
• Salary sacrifice schemes with discounts on gym memberships, cycles, and electronics
• Access to a lease car and vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Coaching, mentoring, shadowing, and reciprocal mentoring opportunities
• Wellbeing support, including in-house counselling, wellbeing guides, and a 24-hour helpline
• Staff networks and support groups
• Teaching opportunities
• Bespoke research and innovation department linked to universities, leading national studies on trauma, psychosis, and autism

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details, please consult the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GMC registration and inclusion on the specialist register in Psychiatry or as a Specialty Trainee within 6 months of CCT
• A postgraduate qualification in Psychiatry (e.g., Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists)
• Eligible for Approved Clinician status and approval under section 12 of the Mental Health Act