Forensic Consultant Psychiatrist Job at Elysium Healthcare (Abertillery)

Job Description

Are you an experienced psychiatrist ready to lead forensic mental health services? If so join Aberbeeg Hospital as a Forensic Consultant Psychiatrist to provide strategic leadership, expert clinical oversight and recovery-focused care for people within the criminal justice system. Acting as Responsible Clinician under the Mental Health Act, you will ensure the highest standards of psychiatric care across medium and low secure services.

Job Responsibility

Provide strategic leadership, expert clinical oversight and recovery-focused care for people within the criminal justice system
Act as Responsible Clinician under the Mental Health Act
Lead the clinical management of a defined caseload, overseeing psychiatric assessments, formulations, and treatment planning
Provide specialist advice to courts, probation, prison services and MAPPA
Prepare reports for Mental Health Review Tribunals, hospital managers’ hearings, and the Ministry of Justice
Work closely with multidisciplinary teams
Ensure coordinated care and effective implementation of the Care Programme Approach
Play a key role in service development, shaping strategy, and contributing to pathway reconfiguration
Participate in clinical governance, audits, and risk management processes
Support quality improvement and compliance with CQC/HIW standards
Teaching and supervision of trainee psychiatrists and junior medical staff
Lead research and quality-improvement projects
Have a role within senior management within the respective hospital of clinical work
Manage and performance manage doctors as necessary
Have responsibility for safe and adequate medical cover
Facilitate and support the Clinical Quality Assurance programme
Take a lead role in developing Clinical Governance
Ensure high quality, appropriate information and paperwork is received by stakeholders
Ensure professional policy and practice and their application is of a good standard across the service
Ensure professional compliance with the relevant professional bodies
Participate in channels of communication throughout the hospital
Participate in continued professional development
Provide clinical assistance and support to the development of strategies for clinical audit or Quality Improvement and medical education
Promoting awareness and understanding of quality improvement
Ensure positive relationships are maintained with all our stakeholders
Ensure the hospitals and medical team are represented at local, national and Elysium healthcare Professional Development forums
Ensure adequate and safe delivery of medical input across site

Requirements

MBChB/MBBS (or equivalent)
Full GMC registration
CCT or CESR in Psychiatry
MRCPsych
Approved Clinician (s.12 MHA)
Higher research degree (MD/PhD) or MSc
≥5 years’ postgraduate psychiatric experience, including ≥2 years in forensic settings
Prior Responsible Clinician role
experience in secure inpatient and community forensic services
Strong risk assessment, formulation and management skills
knowledge of MHA/MCA
report-writing for tribunals and courts
Interest in Clinical Neuropsychiatry with clinical and academic experience
Proven ability to lead MDTs
service planning
participation in audit and governance processes
Prior management role at consultant level in a forensic service
Experience teaching trainees and healthcare professionals
involvement in audit and QI projects
Peer-reviewed publications
experience securing research funding
Excellent communication and negotiation skills
commitment to equality, diversity & inclusion
resilience and adaptability

What we offer

£5000 car allowance
30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off
A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) and pension contribution
Career development and training
Voluntary benefits
Medical indemnity cover
Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate
Wellbeing support and activities
Access to Blue Light Card
Life Assurance
Stream – instant access to earned wages
24/7 GP service and second medical opinion
Enhanced Maternity Package
Free Meals and onsite parking

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