Specialty Doctor in Forensic Psychiatry

Job summary

Secure Services are seeking a specialty doctor in psychiatry to join our large medical team. Together we provide forensic psychiatric care for patients from across the South West. Our service comprises 3 low secure wards, 7 medium secure wards and three community teams. We work in multi-disciplinary teams comprising occupational therapists, social workers, psychologists, arts therapists and nurses. Our service is well supported by a primary care team including practice nurses, GPs, podiatry, physiotherapy, dentistry and dietetics. The service and wider organisation offers lots of opportunities for continued professional development and career progression. The post-holder will have protected SPA time and be supported to take on leadership, audit, quality improvement or teaching projects.

Main duties of the job

As the post holder , duties would include;

To provide, under supervision, day-to-day medical care for a caseload of inpatients within a secure service. This will include contributions towards the assessment and treatment of mental disorder and the assessment and management of risk.

To clerk new admissions and complete a thorough history and examination, including physical examination and risk assessment to be documented in patient's notes.

To contribute to assessment by regularly review patients' mental health and monitor response to treatment.

To work alongside primary care colleagues to oversee and coordinate the physical health care of patients. This might include initial assessment/triage, referral and implementation of treatment plans.

To attend and contribute to MDT meetings including ward round, reflective practice and CPAs.

To make regular records in the patient's notes and, where appropriate, to update the treatment plan. To prepare reports including for CPA meetings and discharge summaries.

To work closely with patients, carers, colleagues and external agencies. To handover ensure effective and timely handover of clinical information.

Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing.

Details

Date posted

12 June 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£63,696 to £102,689 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

342-SD310-SSC-VT

Job locations

Blackberry Hill Hospital

Manor Road, Fishponds

Bristol

BS16 1EG

United Kingdom