Locum Consultant Psychiatrist

Overview

The role will include:

• Chairing of weekly ward rounds, CPAs, and HCR-20 risk formulation meetings.
• Preparation of reports and attendance at Managers hearings and Mental Health Review Tribunals.
• Preparation of reports and applications to the Ministry of Justice for the purposes of requesting leave, requesting transfer, and providing requested summaries of patient progress.
• Participation and contribution to service audit and evaluation. Engaging in research activities in keeping with the aims of the Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Science Department of the IoPPN.
• Attendance at Reflective Group Practice once per fortnight.
• Annual leave will be agreed with the AMDs and communicated promptly to the multidisciplinary team leader and senior clinical nurse. The post-holder will negotiate cross-cover arrangements with the other forensic consultant colleagues.

Spring ward is a 15-bed, female medium secure ward based in River House, on the Bethlem Royal Hospital site. It is part of the female secure pathway within the SLP (South London Partnership). The service provides care for female service users who are over 18, with a variety of mental disorders, who pose a significant risk of violence. It caters for both acute and rehabilitation needs.

It has a seclusion room. The ward is the only female, forensic inpatient ward in River House. The Trust is committed to improving the work experience of all employees under the  Making SLaMa Great Place to Work . There are different streams of work being developed to address different aspects of this as well as work to improve the consultant experience led by the Medical Director and open to interested consultants.

This work includes making an explicit offer to Start Well Consultants and also considering the needs of consultants long-term with professional development opportunities as well as addressing the need to have flexibility in how they work while prioritising the needs of the patients under our care.