Consultant Psychiatrist in Intellectual Disabilities-Forensic & Autism

NHS; Coventry; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Coventry seeks a Consultant Psychiatrist for a combined role within the Forensic Assessment Consultation, Training, and Treatment Service. This position involves both community forensic services and responsibilities on a newly commissioned low secure autism inpatient ward, requiring GMC registration and postgraduate qualifications in psychiatry.

Benefits

Salary sacrifice scheme with discounted gym memberships

Access to a lease car and vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

Excellent wellbeing support, including in-house counselling service

Teaching opportunities

Coaching and mentoring

Qualifications

• GMC registration and inclusion on the specialist register in Psychiatry or 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.

Responsibilities

• Part of the multi-disciplinary team within FACTT Service.
• Provide community forensic services to minimize offending and support safe discharges.
• Participate in shared out-of-hours rota.

Education

Postgraduate qualification in Psychiatry

GMC registration

Job description

Go back Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Consultant Psychiatrist in Intellectual Disabilities-Forensic & Autism

The closing date is 08 June 2025

This is a new combined post as aConsultant 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 and 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 of staff working within the FACTT Service. The Trust is keen to continue to develop community forensic services, with the aim of avoiding hospital admissions, where possible and safe to do so.

Part of the role will also involve cover of Onyx Ward a purpose built 7 bedded low secure ward for autistic adults.

The post-holder is expected to take part in a shared out-of-hours rota, which includes Brooklands Hospital.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we provide all-age mental health services for a population of around one million in Coventry and Warwickshire. We also provide learning disability and autism, and community paediatric services.

CWPT is a teaching Trust and has been involved in the development of Warwick University Medical School since it began. We provide placements for medical students, and medics from CWPT contribute to the academic programme.

We are proud of our involvement in postgraduate medical education. We have trainees on rotation at all levels, including speciality trainees from the West Midlands School of Psychiatry, trainees from the West Midlands GP training scheme and Foundation trainees.

We are forward-thinking and always seeking to improve, with a Quality Improvement approach to service development.

There are lots of benefits to joining CWPT. Here is a just a snapshot:

• Salary sacrifice scheme with discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme, and savings on home and electronics
• Access to a lease car and vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Coaching and mentoring, shadowing, and reciprocal mentoring
• Excellent wellbeing support, including in-house counselling service, wellbeing guides, and 24-hour confidential helpline
• Staff networks and support groups
• Teaching opportunities
• Bespoke research and innovation department closely linked to local universities, and leading national studies on trauma, psychosis and autism

Job responsibilities

For further details of the post please consult the attached job description and person specification

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GMC registration and inclusion on the specialist register in Psychiatry or 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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust