Consultant Psychiatrist HMP Rochester, Cookham Wood, and Maidstone

Clinical work HMP Rochester, HMP Cookham Wood and HMP Maidstone assessing prisoners in outpatient clinics, on the wing and in the segregation unit. liaising with services outside the prison to arrange CPAs, aftercare plans or transfers to hospital any other care which could reasonably be expected of a consultant acting in an in-reach capacity in a prison quality improvement initiatives, to be agreed with multidisciplinary colleagues and the service managers. The post holder will work closely with the Service Manager and consultant colleagues in the prisons, Associate Clinical Director and the Clinical Director for the Forensics and Prisons Directorate to develop a model for the use of medical resources that meets service needs appropriately and supports a job plan that is professionally balanced. There is protected time for administrative work, as well as protected time to deal with mental health act related work. It is expected that the post holder will liaise with other agencies, as may be appropriate, especially with regard to continuity of patient care.