Consultant Psychiatrist – No on calls – West Yorkshire Prisons

Job title:

Consultant Psychiatrist – No on calls – West Yorkshire Prisons

Company

Compass Associates

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist – No on calls – West Yorkshire Prisons

• Posted on 7th October 2024
• West Yorkshire
• £160,000 – £180,000 per annum

Consultant Psychiatrist – No On Calls – West Yorkshire PrisonsHours: 40hrs/week, 9am-5.30pm Monday to FridayLocation: West YorkshireSalary: £150,000 – £180,000 DOE*Must be a GMC registered Consultant Psychiatrist*RemitCompass Associates is working with the UK’s leading healthcare provider within secure environments, to recruit a full-time permanent Consultant Psychiatrist to cover three of their West Yorkshire prisons.You’d divide your week between three prisons (Category A, Category B remand and Category C) where you’d work with vulnerable males who have high risk behaviours and backgrounds including mental health conditions, addiction, complex trauma and neurodiversity. In addition to working directly with patients, you will have the opportunity to be involved in the strategic development of the prisons’ mental health services as well as being a key member of each prison’s MDT where you’d work with GPs, Psychologists, Specialist Nurses, Pharmacists and ANPs. There is also an opportunity to deliver training to healthcare professionals and prison staff, as well as be involved in audits, research and service development.This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical, Forensic or Counselling Psychologist who has experience working within secure, forensic or prison environments as you’d hold a small but complex caseload. As Clinical Lead, you’d provide supervision, advice and senior clinical leadership to more Junior Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists.Benefits

• Medical indemnity costs reimbursed
• Paid sick leave
• Blue Light Card
• CPD and training opportunities
• 24/7 employee assistance programme

LocationYou will divide your week between prisons which are located in West Yorkshire, so are commutable from Leeds, Harrogate, Bradford, Huddersfield, Halifax, Pontefract, Bingley, Guiseley, Barnsley, Wetherby, York and surrounding towns.Candidate criteria:

• Full and clear GMC registration
• On the Specialist Register for General Adult or Forensic Psychiatry
• Section 12 Approved and AC Status
• Experience working in forensic/secure environments
• Clear enhanced DBS

Interview ProcessFormal panel interview with the National Psychiatry Lead and Head of Healthcare, followed by a site visit.Contact detailsIf you would like to be considered for this exciting opportunity, please contact Lynette Robb directly on . Alternatively email an updated CV toRecommendationsCompass Associates Ltd is acting as a Recruitment Consultancy for this permanent vacancy; we offer a £200 John Lewis voucher for a successful recommendation following the completion of probation/rebate.Compass Associates, established in 2009, is an award-winning, UK specialist Health and Social Care Recruitment Consultancy providing tailored, high quality recruitment solutions for all permanent assignments.

Expected salary

£160000 – 180000 per year

Location

West Yorkshire

Job date

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 01:23:33 GMT

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