Consultant Psychiatrist (HMYOI Feltham)

Consultant Psychiatrist at HMYOI Feltham 10 PAs

This post has been created following CNWL’s successful bid as the contractor Integrated Healthcare at HMYOI Feltham. CNWL is responsible for providing all healthcare services within the prison, including primary care, health and well-being (primary and secondary mental health), substance misuse services, medicines optimisation and allied health professions such as physiotherapy and dietetics. The service went live on 1 April 2020. The appointment of the full time, substantive consultant psychiatrist at HMYOI Feltham is one of the last aspects of the mobilisation plan to be completed.

AAC on 27/02/2025 PM

Main duties of the job

To share in the organisation and provision of a comprehensive offender care service to young people detained in custody and work with criminal justice services and local health, education and social care services to provide high quality care to those with mental health difficulties, learning disabilities and co-morbid substance misuse problems to promote positive health, education and social care outcomes, sustainable resettlement, multiagency involvement in after care and reduction in re-offending.

This substantive consultant post is to provide clinical leadership to the Health and Wellbeing Team at HMYOI Feltham. This team is subdivided into two, with one covering Feltham A for young people aged between 15 and 17 years and another covering Feltham B for young people aged between 18 and 21 years. The team members covering Feltham A and B work closely together and provide cross cover for each other.

This team assesses and treats young people, on ordinary location, in the healthcare wing with mental disorders, behavioural conditions and neuro-developmental conditions including ADHD, Autism and learning disability. The post is part of a multidisciplinary team providing care to this unique population of young people. The post-holder will also work closely with other aspects of the healthcare service within the prison, including secure stairs, the primary care team and the substance misuse team.

We anticipate that the Health and Wellbeing Team will receive circa 10-15 referrals each week and hold a caseload of approximately 80 young people at any one time. There will be circa 30-40 patients subject to multi-professional/agency working under the auspices of the Care Programme Approach (incorporating Section 117 Aftercare) at any one time, though all young people will need multiagency working.

There is a mental health inpatient unit in HMYOI Feltham at present although it is intended that this will close in the future and that intensive psychiatric care is provided on the wings if necessary.

The post holder will provide specialist psychiatric advice and consultation to a range of healthcare and prison staff to promote effective delivery of mental health care.

The post holder will be expected to provide direct consultant (CAMHS / forensic) psychiatrist input into the mental health care of young people undergoing assessment or treatment by the Mental health and Wellbeing Team in HMYOI Feltham.

The Team will receive referrals from any member of the prison staff, healthcare staff or outside agencies such as CAMHS, Looked After Children Teams etc. Young people will be either seen in outpatients or on the Prison Wings / healthcare inpatients unit.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
• Approved Clinician
• Section 12 MHA Approval
• Primary medical degree
• CCT in Forensic, CAMHS or General

Desirable

• Management and leadership course/qualification
• Higher degree (Msc, LLM, MD or PhD)
• MRCPsych

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Essential

• Clinical leadership/management experience
• Track record of improving quality in a service

Desirable

• Experience of job planning
• Experience of resolving conflict and complex performance management issues

CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE
Essential

• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Ability to manage Clinical Complicity
• Ability to manage conflict and difficult conversations
• Ability to make decision based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA

Desirable

• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to the post within NHS or comparable service
• Experience of Quality Improvement
• Management experience
• Membership of committee/relevant regulatory body CQC preparation
• Contract/procurement knowledge

ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING
Essential

• Participated in continuous professional development
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
• Ability to work constructively within MDT environments without complaints / concerns
• Has actively participated in clinical audit
• Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to equality & diversity
• Willingness to be flexible and adaptable in working pattern
• Demonstrates energy, enthusiasm & initiative in pursuing innovation and the highest standards for patients, juniors, others, colleagues & the organisation
• IT literate

Desirable

• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
• Has led clinical audits leading to service change

Employer details
Employer name
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
HMYOI Feltham
Bedfont Road
Feltham
TW13 4ND
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