Job Description
The post holder will be eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register in Forensic Psychiatry or General Adult Psychiatry.
The primary duties of the post holder include consultant leadership for the Mental Health In-reach Team at prisons based in Dorset.
7.5 DCC will be divided as follows;
1 day per week and once fortnightly at HMP Guys Marsh.
3PA DCC
1 day per week and once fortnightly at HMP Portland.
3 PA DCC
Half day (6 hours) per week at HMP The Verne.
1.5 PA DCC
The post holder will have 2.5 SPA allocated in their job plan for undertaking activities that support the professional role such as teaching, training, clinical management, clinical governance, service development and other relevant activities.
Key Responsibilities:
* Clinical work – HMP Guys Marsh, HMP Portland & HMP The Verne assessing prisoners in the house-blocks and in Healthcare liaising with services outside the prison to arrange CPAs, aftercare plans or transfers to hospital attending the inpatient unit to manage psychiatric cases.
* Any other care which could reasonably be expected of a consultant acting in an in-reach capacity in a prison quality improvement initiatives, to be agreed with multidisciplinary colleagues and the service managers.
Working Arrangements:
The post-holder will have his or her base at HMP Guys Marsh, HMP Portland and HMP The Verne for the allocated PAs, where the mental health service comprises a full multidisciplinary team, including mental health practitioners, occupational therapists, Support Time and Recovery workers, and a psychology team, supported by administration and a service manager.
Person Specification:
* Registration GMC Registered Registration AC Status Experience
* We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities.