Consultant Psychiatrist in Forensic Psychiatry
21 days ago
Darlington
Closing date: 21 August 2026 Location: Roseberry Park Hospital, Middlesbrough. The post is located at the Ivy/Clover/Kestrel ward, a low secure female learning disability ward. Role Overview: This replacement post supports the low secure ward where inpatient forensic beds and clinical and managerial offices are co‑located. The consultant will be responsible for clinical care, statutory reporting, and participation in multidisciplinary meetings and tribunals. • Attend weekly MDT meetings, CPA (6‑monthly), formulation and risk‑management meetings., • Provide clinical leadership, supported by a ward manager, clinical lead, occupational therapist, psychologist, social worker, pharmacist and a shared SAS/trust doctor (50% time)., • Serve as responsible clinician: write statutory reports, attend First Tier Tribunals, Hospital Manager Hearings, S117 and MAPPA meetings., • Supervise junior doctors and potentially act as a trainer for trainees., • Work alongside 14 consultant colleagues, 4 specialty grade doctors, and up to 3 core trainees within the Secure Inpatient Services Directorate., • Excellent knowledge in specialty, • Excellent clinical skills using a bio‑psycho‑social perspective and wide medical knowledge, • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, • Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty, • Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others, • Can meet duties under MHA and MCA, • Wide range of specialist and sub‑specialist experience relevant to NHS or comparable service, • Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training, • Participated in continuous professional development, • Participated in research or service evaluation, • Able to use and appraise clinical evidence, • Has actively participated in clinical audit, • 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, • Reflects on own performance and behaviour, seeking and acting on feedback, • Able to influence and persuade to improve services, • Able to take on leadership role in multidisciplinary team, • Knowledge of structure and management of the NHS and the Trust, • Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology or able to achieve within one year of appointment, • Able to adapt to and lead service change, • Able to take on a leadership role outside the multidisciplinary team, • Understanding of NHS & wider health economy and its implications for the work of the Trust, • Trained to standard equivalent to level 2 in TEWV Trust Quality improvement system, • MB BS or equivalent medical qualification, • Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management, • Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment, • Included on the GMC Specialist Register in the relevant specialty or eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register within 6 months of gaining CCT, • Has Approved Clinician status, • Approved under S12 (2) MHA, • In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice Subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 – a DBS check will be required to confirm no disqualifying criminal convictions. £113,565 to £150,569 per year. This post may attract a recruitment premium. #J-18808-Ljbffr