Consultant Psychiatrist in Forensic Psychiatry - Dawlish

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Consultant Psychiatrist on Chichester House, a low secure rehabilitation unit within the Langdon Hospital campus. This is a full-time post based at Langdon Hospital, Dawlish, Devon.

The Forensic Service at Langdon Hospital under Devon Partnership NHS Trust provides an inpatient and consultation liaison service for the 1.5 million population of Devon and Cornwall. There are currently 8 substantive consultant psychiatrists/nurse consultant within the Forensic Directorate. You will be joining a very supportive and friendly consultant peer group which meets on a weekly basis. Chichester House has an established nursing team including an acting ward manager, occupational therapist and OT assistants, a Specialty doctor, a dedicated ward social worker, ward psychologist and assistant psychologist, pharmacist, sports and activity workers and site GP.

We would love to hear from you if you are an enthusiastic and forward thinking consultant willing to take a leading clinical role in our forensic inpatient mental health services. Personal values and a patient centred approach are of utmost importance to the peer group., Chichester House is a 15-bed low secure ward for patients with significant mental health needs and a history of violence, mainly stepped down from Dewnans Centre's medium secure ward. It also admits patients from other MSUs, LSU providers, general adult wards, PICUs, and prisons. The Consultant Psychiatrist will lead a multi-disciplinary team and provide forensic psychiatric liaison and assessment for Devon and Cornwall residents in high secure hospitals, prisons, local psychiatric units, and independent facilities.

Main duties include leading and coordinating care for 15 male patients, attending daily zoning meetings, weekly care and risk review meetings, operational management meetings, and HCR-20 meetings. The post holder will prepare reports, provide oral evidence to Mental Health Tribunals and Hospital Managers' hearings, and liaise with the Ministry of Justice, courts, probation, and MAPPA. The role also involves supervising ward doctors, core trainees, and higher trainees, with opportunities for teaching, research, and quality improvement. The post holder will have support from a friendly peer group, meeting formally weekly.

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do