Consultant in Adult Forensic Psychiatry (HMP Bronzefield)

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The post-holder will accept that the description of duties is not exhaustive. The detail of duties will be reviewed in the light of the post-holder’s experience and the needs of the service.

Clinical duties:
• Assessment (including the assessment of risk), treatment, care planning and multiagency liaison for people with mental health problems in the prisons.
• CPA management of care
• Undertake Mental Capacity Assessments.
• Contribute to planned emergency interventions.
• Liaison with prisons, courts, statutory and non-statutory agencies, concerning all aspects of the mental health care management of men with mental health problems in the prisons.
• To work closely with the Manager, Psychologists and other lead professionals to provide clinical leadership and ensure safe, supportive care.
• To liaise closely with other medical, clinical and managerial staff to provide high quality care pathways.
• Participation, when relevant, in the ACCT (self-harm / suicide prevention) processes.
• Practice in accordance with NICE and other relevant Guidelines and CNWL Trust policy.
• Accurate record keeping according to Trust and professional guidelines (data protection legislation and information governance standards).
• Application of the Mental Health Act including sections 48/49 and 47/49.

Clinical governance:
• Expected contribution to clinical governance and responsibility for setting and monitoring standards.
• Participation in clinical audit/QI.
• Participation in service/team evaluation and the planning of future service developments.

General Duties
• Contribution to Care Quality through audit, research, and participation in local and Trust wide care quality processes, including CQC inspections.
• Practice in accordance with NICE and other relevant guidelines.
• To contribute to ensuring that the Health & Justice Directorate and the Trust as a whole achieve the activity, performance and outcome targets as agreed with key stakeholders.
• Contribution to service development (care pathways/clinical protocols/new service development) according to need and in agreement with the Clinical Director.
• To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.
• To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively, and submit this promptly to the Information Department.
• To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.
• To participate in annual appraisal for consultants.
• To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.
• To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.
• To participate annually in a job plan review with the Clinical Director, which will include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensure that the post is developed to consider changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation.
• To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services, and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.
• To comply with the Trust’s agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the medical director and other managers in preparing plans for services