Job summary HMP Chelmsford are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Psychiatrist to join our healthcare team.
As a Psychiatrist within the prison service, you will play a critical role in providing high-quality mental health care to individuals in a challenging yet rewarding environment.
You will be responsible for diagnosing, treating, and managing the mental health needs of prisoners, many of whom may have complex and severe mental health conditions.
Main duties of the job Medical Assessment and Clinical Care:Conduct medical assessments and provide excellent clinical care, assessment, and treatment to patients on the caseload onsite.
Case Formulation:Formulate complex cases involving both medical and psychiatric needs.
Strategic Participation and Leadership:Actively participate in shaping the strategic direction of the mental health service, lead senior mental health clinicians in service development, and provide clinical supervision.
Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) Collaboration:Work within the MDT to review referrals, determine appropriate treatment plans, conduct risk assessments, and engage in complex case reviews.
MDT Meetings:Attend clinical MDT meetings and participate in discussions regarding high-risk patients.
Treatment Setting Discussions:Engage in multidisciplinary discussions to determine the most appropriate treatment settings for patients.
Guideline Implementation:Implement clinical guidelines and best practices.
Prescribing and Medication Management:Prescribe medications beyond the usual psychiatric formulary and appropriately monitor medications in line with NICE guidelines.
Service Values Promotion:Promote key service values including evidence-based treatment, collaborative teamwork, coordinated care, and efficient risk management.
Clinical Performance Oversight:Collaborate with clinical and operational colleagues to oversee and improve the team's clinical performance.
About us About the CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes.
We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.
Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team.
We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here.
If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit Job description Job responsibilities You will feel valued as aPsychiatristwithin HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:A salary of £120,000 - £130,000 per year depending on experience 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays Company Policy Sick pay Enhanced Maternity Package Life Assurance Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each yearPersonal SpecificationRegistered professional with current registration (GMC) Specialist Registration in either General Adult or Forensic Psychiatry Approved under section 12 (2) of the MHS 1983 Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working Up to date knowledge in the adult psychiatry and PD Awareness of current issues in mental health service provision, policy, and legislation Person Specification General Requirements Essential Click Apply for this job above to view the Job Description on our career site Desirable Click Apply for this job above to view the Job Description on our career site