Locum CT3 in Forensic Psychiatry

The post of Locum CT Doctor is in the forensic service based at the John Howard Centre in Hackney East London, which is part of the forensic directorate of the East London NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will work in the male medium secure sub-service, as part of the Westferry based Forensic team led by Dr Jeremy Berman who will offer regular supervision., The full time Locum CT doctor will be based in the male medium secure forensic service, at the John Howard Centre, Hackney, London and be under the supervision of Dr Jeremy Berman.
The post holder will have responsibility primarily for the continuing psychiatric and medical care of inpatients on Westferry ward, a medium secure high dependency/admissions ward.
There are 11 patients on Westferry ward at a medium level of security in the John Howard Centre.
The post holder will assist Dr Berman and the multidisciplinary team colleagues in providing a forensic psychiatric service on this ward, for instance through liaison with community services and assisting in carrying out assessments., You will gain experience of assessing, formulating and managing patients under the supervision of your consultant supervisor. You will ensure timely discharge letters are sent to the appropriate professionals (e.g. GP). You will ensure that all patients under your care are fully assessed and that paperwork is completed in accordance with the service protocols. You will maintain accurate, legible, contemporaneous and useful clinical records for all patients in whose care you are involved. For all patients, regular mental state examinations should be conducted and any changes in medication and side effects documented in the RIO progress notes and communicated to the referrer and GP. All blood tests and results of investigations as well as physical health monitoring should be clearly documented in the relevant section of the notes. The CT doctor will be expected to prepare medical reports for CPA meetings in advance.
Making Things Better
Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don't stand still! So we offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead and contribute towards improving our services.
We launched our Five Year Strategy in April 2018, which identified four main strategic outcomes to improve: population health outcomes, experience of care, staff experience and improve value. This complements the NHS Long Term Strategy and sets out our direction of travel.
Our Community
We provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. We also provide psychological therapy services to the London Borough of Richmond, and provide Forensic services to the whole of North East London. We provide services in urban and rural settings, sometimes in our inpatient units, but mostly in the community close to where people live. Integrated care is key in making the best use of resources and providing effective care.
Aiming High
We were rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC in 2016, were proud to be rated 'Outstanding' again in 2018 and continue to be rate 'Outstanding' in 2021.. We were named in the HSJ's Top 10 best places to work in healthcare and were voted Provider Trust of the Year in 2018.
Staff and Service Users United
We strive to ensure that staff feel valued by the Trust and as they are truly pivotal in delivering better outcomes for our patients and service users. Our aspiration is to help to make ELFT the best place to work. This Trust is clinician-led and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services. We pride ourselves on our service user involvement. A service user will be on your assessment centre and interview panel if you are invited to meet us.
We especially welcome people with lived experience of health difficulties, with insight and understanding of different backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles in our population as we believe that this will equip staff to deliver a high standard of care to our service users and patients.
Diversity
ELFT Is committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve. We believe that having colleagues with a range of backgrounds and life experiences enriches and adds value to the outcomes we have set out to achieve. Having partnered and endorsed by organisations who are representative and experts in various areas of equality and diversity, we can ensure we are meeting the pre-set standards all the way from recruitment stage throughout the career journey of our employees by being accessible, having fair inclusive practices and a host of staff networks to support, nurture and celebrate our valued staff in the workplace.
Other reasons to apply
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.
As part of the relocation scheme we presently have, the Trust could support you with offering up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses. This is subject to change and terms and conditions apply.

ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations., Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.