Specialty Doctor Forensic North Community Team

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust; Norwich; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£12k relocation allowance

SPA time up to 25% of working hours

£2000 annual paid study leave

NHS benefits package

Job summary

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialty Doctor for the Forensic North Community Team in Norwich. The role focuses on providing specialist psychiatric care to high-risk offenders, with responsibilities including discharge planning, risk assessment, and collaboration with probation and police to prevent reoffending.

The post sits within an established trust known for good CQC ratings, with opportunities for professional development and flexible working arrangements where

Qualifications

• Fully GMC registered with licence to practise at appointment time.
• Has additional clinical qualifications.
• Experience in forensic/secure services is preferred.
• Ability to work in multi-agency settings and coordinate with probation/police.

Responsibilities

• Assist discharge of patients from secure and in-patient care.
• Lead risk assessments and manage caseloads.
• Coordinate with multi-agency teams to support patient reintegration.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Documentation

Education

GMC registration

Postgraduate medical qualification

Course in forensic psychiatry (desirable)

Job description

Specialty Doctor Forensic North Community Team

• This role will be supported by a £12,000 relocation allowance
• 'Holiday of a lifetime scheme': Consultants and SAS doctors can bank/accrue annual leave over a period of up to 5 years, to facilitate an extended period of leave. The scheme enables the opportunity for planning a 'holiday of a lifetime' or extended paid break

The Trust is seeking a specialty doctor to join our Forensic Community Team service based in Norwich. The role offers the opportunity To provide specialised psychiatric care to patients with mental disorders who have offended to pose a high risk of harm.Secure and Forensic Services for NSFT are rated as Good by the CQC. We provide a wide and growing body of clinical services operating in a variety of settings linked to criminal justice services.

Main duties of the job

Assisting with discharge of patients from secure and in-patient care. Facilitating step-down care from medium or low secure units, supporting patients with severe mental illnesses living in the community, and preventing hospital readmission. The specialty doctor is expected to provide critical psychiatric care to mentally disordered offenders. They lead risk assessments, manage caseloads, prevent relapses, and coordinate with multi-agency teams, including probation and police, to safely integrate patients into society and prevent reoffending.

About us

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are also offering:

• Up to £12k relocation expenses
• Dedicated SPA time of up to 25% of working hours
• £2000 annual paid study leave (on application and approval) in addition to CPD
• NHS benefits package including contributory pension, redundancy. Including paid annual leave, sick leave and maternity leave.
• Appraisals and revalidation completed by the Trust
• Friendly Colleagues
• Encouragement and support for areas of special interest
• Subsidised gyms and free physio service
• We have a strong education reputation and close ties with both The University of Cambridge and The University of East Anglia
• Well established county wide teaching program
• Access and encouragement to partake in research and a well-established research network within the Trust
• Support for Quality Improvement, Audit and Service development
• Forward thinking, clinically lead and innovative trust
• Flexibility can be considered for a degree of remote working

Job responsibilities

For further information please see attached full Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• Additional clinical qualifications.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment

Transport

• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.

Clinical Skills, Knoweldge & Experience

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning

• Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
• Ability to work in and lead team
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
• Participated in continuous professional development
• Participated in research or service evaluation.
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
• Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
• Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
• Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
• Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
• Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients

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.