Consultant Psychiatrist - Secure Learning Disability Inpatient Service
| Posting date: | 23 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £105,504.00 to £139,882.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £105504.00 - £139882.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 July 2025 |
| Location: | Maghull, L31 1FN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9350-25-0820 |
Summary
This is a full-time post. The schedule of programmed activities represents a job plan totalling 10 programmed activities per week of 8 Direct Clinical Care and 2 Supporting Professional Activities. The post holder will have a flexible Job Plan drawn to provide Consultant input for the Secure Inpatient Learning Disability services on the Maghull Health Park. This includes Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit and Rowan View Medium Secure Unit. The Consultant Psychiatrist will have responsibility for caseload of up to 20 inpatients at Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit. This includes being the Responsible Clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and carry out duties in accordance with the Code of Practice. There will be reciprocal cross-cover provided by the other Learning Disability Consultants at Rowan View Medium Secure Unit on the Maghull Health Park during periods of leave and sickness. The Trust is committed to improving the services and reviewing contractual agreements to ensure that community teams are adequately resourced. To provide medical input for several patients that a non-medical Approved Clinician has Responsible Clinician responsibility for. These patients are based at Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit. To complete comprehensive psychiatric assessments and provide medical interventions for patients. Supporting staff to manage psychiatric emergencies. Conduct patient reviews and lead multidisciplinary ward reviews, CPA reviews, attend CTR meetings and multi-professional meetings. To provide verbal and written evidence to Mental Health Review Tribunals and Hospital Managers hearings. Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act related work will form a significant part of this post. To carry out comprehensive Risk Assessments and participate in Trusts risk management processes such as Health Risk Assessment and Management Meetings (H-RAMM) and Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangement (MAPPA) Meetings if required. To provide Clinical and or Educational supervision to junior colleagues. Liaison with aspects of the Criminal Justice System regarding patients, where necessary. Liaising with other stakeholders and interested parties. The post holder will be expected to liaise with colleagues in other services/divisions within the Trust to support people with Forensic LD accessing other local and remotely located services. There is on-call after hours for the Maghull Health Park as part of this post. This is currently 1:25. There is admin support as part of this role. There is a CT trainee and Specialty Doctor based at Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit.