Specialty Doctor Secure Services

We are looking for a middle-grade doctor with excellent personal values and commitment to patient care. You will be part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team at Chichester ward, helping patients progress in their care pathway towards low secure wards or directly to the community. This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to join a friendly, supportive and experienced team. The post holder will work directly with experienced Consultant Forensic Psychiatrists and Consultant Multi professional approved clinicians.

You will be supported in developing excellent relational security skills and risk assessment and management of patients, the majority of whom have come in contact with the criminal justice system due to their mental health difficulties. Opportunities will be there to get trained in structured professional judgement tools like HCR-20 and DUNDRUM. Based on experience, you may also gain exposure to access assessments, writing and giving evidence for Mental Health Tribunals, with a view of preparing for St4 posts in Forensic Psychiatry (if this is a desired career path). You will be part of a supportive medical peer group. Close supervision and help will be available at all times. You will be supported in CPD, audit, and QI projects, and in engaging in projects aligned with the directorates vision and needs., Your primary duties will include responding to the mental and physical health needs of 15 inpatients in a low secure ward. You will have very close supervision available from a Consultant MPAC and will also be supported by the site GP for the management of more complex physical health conditions. You will be expected to do regular mental state examinations of patients under your care and provide reports and feedback for 4 weekly care review meetings for each patient and also their 6 monthly CPA meetings. You will be expected to take part in a daytime frontline rota to cover emergency physical and mental health situations on wards where the middle-grade clinician is on leave. You will be expected to take part in weekly doctors meeting and academic meetings. You will have opportunity to take part in teaching undergraduate students on placement at Langdon hospital.

The role will appeal to individuals who wish to have a challenging but satisfying workload and to be part of an established, highly regarded service.

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