Specialty Doctor - Forensic Service (HMP Pentonville)

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in North London is seeking a Specialty Doctor for its Forensic Service at HMP Pentonville. The role involves assessing and managing patients with mental illness, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates must possess GMC registration and have excellent clinical and communication skills. This part-time position offers a salary between £61,542 and £99,216 annually, reflecting the importance of mental health care in the prison setting.

Qualifications

• Full Registration with the GMC with a current licence to practise.
• Section 12 Approved or eligibility for it.
• Clear thoughts on how to involve service users in service development.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage patients with mental illness.
• Make referrals to hospital for prisoners requiring transfer.
• Liaise with other services including CMHTs, courts, and probation.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Excellent communication skills

Familiarity with a range of theoretical and clinical approaches

Ability to provide medical leadership

Experience in short-term psychological therapy

Education

Full Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)

Section 12 Approved or eligibility

Job description

Specialty Doctor - Forensic Service (HMP Pentonville)

The post is based in His Majesty's Prison Pentonville where the specialty doctor will join an established multidisciplinary team in providing psychiatric care to patients on ordinary location and in the prison healthcare wing. This post is especially desirable for those wishing to pursue a career in Forensic Psychiatry or General Psychiatry, including Addictions Psychiatry.

The successful candidate will be joining a Mental Health Team (MHT) in a Category B remand prison (with a prison population of around 1200) in North London. The MHT is multidisciplinary, consisting of 1 WTE consultant (2 half-time consultants), 1.6 WTE specialty doctors, CPNs/RMNs, social workers, occupational therapists, psychologists and speech and language therapists. The MHT works with other providers including primary care, Building Futures (addictions service), and prison staff.

Main duties of the job

The specialty doctor will have clinics, in which to assess and manage patients with mental illness, and will also have input into the patients on the Healthcare wing. They may also need to see prisoners on the wings. They will make referrals to hospital for those prisoners requiring transfer and liaise with other services including CMHTs, the courts and probation. The specialty doctor will share an office with the other psychiatrists and there is a team administrator to assist with some administrative tasks.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

• We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
• We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Job responsibilities

For more details please see JD / Person Spec attached for the Specialty Doctor - Forensic Service (HMP Pentonville) role at Chase Farm Hospital

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a current licence to practise from the GMC at intended start date
• Section 12 Approved or eligibility for it.

Clinical Experience

• Excellent clinical skills
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and written
• Familiarity with a wide range of theoretical and clinical approaches.
• Ability to provide medical leadership to the multi-disciplinary team and to function as an active member of the multi-disciplinary team
• Clear thoughts on how to involve service users in service development and to provide a service which is experienced as being "service-user friendly"
• Practical experience in a short-term psychological therapy

Knowledge

• Good knowledge of the biological, psychological and social determinants of adult mental disorders and evidence based management interventions.
• Up to date knowledge of recent DH documentation and NICE Guidelines.
• Evidence of change management skills

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.

North London Forensic Service, HMP Pentonville

£61,542 to £99,216 a yearPlus £2,162 of London Zone Weighting per year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

455-NLFT-0540

Job locations

North London Forensic Service, HMP Pentonville