Fixed Term Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist - Waddon Ward

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS mental health service provider in England is seeking a Consultant to join their Forensic Intensive Psychological Treatment Service. The role involves providing clinical leadership and overseeing diagnostic and treatment efforts for individuals with severe personality disorders. Successful applicants will demonstrate expertise in forensic psychiatry and join the on-call rota. This is a 6-month replacement position with extension possible.

Benefits

Opportunities for research, teaching and training

Supportive work environment promoting equality

Qualifications

• Clinical leadership and management skills.
• Experience with personality disorders and related behaviours.
• Ability to oversee assessment and treatment delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership for inpatient service.
• Oversee assessment and treatment delivery.
• Join the on-call rota for the forensic consultant team.

Job description

This 0.5 WTE (5 session) consultant post offers an exciting opportunity to join an innovative, well-established service within the Croydon and Behavioural and Developmental Psychiatry Operational Directorate of the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM). The Trust provides the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK and works closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, as part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are excellent opportunities for research, teaching and training in association with the Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Science, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience.

The post holder will be based in the Forensic Intensive Psychological Treatment Service (FIPTS) inpatient service on Waddon Ward, Bethlem Royal Hospital (5 sessions). Waddon Ward is a medium secure service providing assessment and treatment for 15 adult men with severe personality disorder from across England, who have committed serious offences and continue to pose a high risk to others. The clinical model is an integrated modular approach centred on the Violence Reduction Programme and incorporating other evidence‑based treatments for specific personality difficulties and offence types, including sexual offending.

The successful applicant will join the SLaM forensic consultant on‑call rota with an approximate commitment of circa 1:14 weeks.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is a 6‑month replacement post (with possibility of extension) whilst the substantive consultant is on secondment. The role will involve providing clinical leadership, overseeing assessment and treatment delivery, and contributing to the organisation of the inpatient service.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are a Disability Confident Employer; we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights.

• Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
• Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
• We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity

Please note:

• All applications for this post will need to be made online
• You read and understand the Job Description and Person Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
• The closing date listed is a guide only and the vacancy may close earlier should a sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible
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• Should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not been successful
• Priority consideration for applications may be given to at‑risk NHS employees
• Should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
• We are a smoke‑free Trust

SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion; Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special.