Consultant Psychiatrist HMP Rochester, Cookham Wood, and Maidstone | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Psychiatrist HMP Rochester, Cookham Wood, and Maidstone | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

2026-08-17T00:00:00

Maidstone

Kent

GB

ME15 6

Any

2026-11-15T09:39:28.063

Job Description

Consultant Psychiatrist HMP Rochester, Cookham Wood, and Maidstone | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist based at Kent Prisons In-Reach Teams. The post holder will provide Consultant leadership for the In-Reach teams at HMP Rochester with 4PAs DCC, HMP Cookham Wood 2PAs DCC and HMP Maidstone 2PAs DCC.

The post holder will be eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register in Forensic Psychiatry or General Adult Psychiatry. In addition, the post holder would be expected to contribute to an aspect of quality assurance. Two SPAs will be allocated in the job plan for activities supporting the professional role such as teaching, training, clinical management, clinical governance, service development, research, and other relevant activities.

The post includes an interesting and varied range of clinical responsibilities for prisoners with a wide range of clinical conditions, including acute and chronic mental illness, personality disorder, and ADHD.

The in-reach team holds a caseload, and within this caseload, the number of patients would be subject to CPA management. Patients are generally seen within outpatient clinics at each site, although at times patients may need to be seen on the wing in an emergency. All referrals are triaged by the In-Reach Team. At HMP Rochester, the psychiatrist completes a segregation round once a week.

Whilst there is flexibility in the allocation of individual responsibilities, the overarching model is one of integrated working across the mental health multidisciplinary teams. The post holder would be provided with training in Rio and System One, used by healthcare in prison within the Trust.

At Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, we offer a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South-East London and to people in prison across England. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health such as psychiatry, nursing, and therapies.

Oxleas is a great place to work. It has been recognized as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work 2023 by the Sunday Times among very big employers. Our staff survey results show that we are in the Top 5 in England and the highest in London for staff experience amongst similar trusts.

Oxleas's recruitment and retention strategy includes offering all Consultants and SAS doctors regular formal structured mentoring by professionally trained mentors. "We are always delighted to welcome new colleagues to the Oxleas family. We care about making Oxleas a great place to work - it's a big priority in our strategy. Come and join us - it's a place where our values, teamwork, equity, and wellbeing matter and where you can really help to improve people's lives."

Clinical Work

• 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.


• Providing any other care that could reasonably be expected of a consultant acting in an in-reach capacity in a prison.


• Participating in quality improvement initiatives, to be agreed with multidisciplinary colleagues and 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 using medical resources that meets service needs appropriately and supports a balanced job plan.

There is protected time for administrative work and mental health act-related work. The post holder is expected to liaise with other agencies, especially regarding continuity of patient care.

This advert closes on Monday 10 Aug 2026

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Consultant Psychiatrist HMP Rochester, Cookham Wood, and Maidstone | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist based at Kent Prisons In-Reach Teams. The post holder will provide Consultant leadership for the In-Reach teams at HMP Rochester with 4PAs DCC, HMP Cookham Wood 2PAs DCC and HMP Maidstone 2PAs DCC. The post holder will be eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register in Forensic Psychiatry or General Adult Psychiatry. In addition, the post holder would be expected to contribute to an aspect of quality assurance. 2 SPAs will be allocated in the job plan for undertaking activities that support the professional role such as teaching, training, clinical management, clinical governance, service development, research, and other relevant activities. The post includes an interesting and varied range of clinical responsibilities for prisoners with a wide range of clinical conditions, including acute and chronic mental illness, personality disorder and ADHD.
The in-reach team holds a caseload and within this caseload, number of patients would be subject to CPA management. Patients are generally seen within the outpatient clinics at each site, although at times patients may need to be seen on the wing in an emergency. All referrals are triaged by the In-Reach Team. At HMP Rochester the psychiatrist completes a segregation round once a week.. Whilst there is flexibility in allocation of individual responsibilities, the overarching model is one of integrated working across the mental health multidisciplinary teams. The post holder would be provided with training in Rio and System One, which is used by healthcare in prison within the Trust. At Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, we offer a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South-East London and to people in prison across England. Our wide array of services includes community health care, such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning
disabilities and mental health such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Oxleas is a great place to work. It has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work 2023 by the Sunday Times amongst very big employers. Our staff survey results show that we are in the Top 5 in England and the highest in London for staff experience amongst similar trusts. Oxleas recruitment and retention strategy includes offering all Consultants and SAS doctors regular formal structured mentoring by professionally trained mentors. "We are always delighted to welcome new colleagues to the Oxleas family. We care about making Oxleas a great place to work - it's a big priority in our strategy. Come and join us - it's a place where our values, teamwork, equity, and wellbeing matter and where you can really help to improve people's lives." Chief Executive Clinical work - HMP Rochester, HMP Cookham Wood and HMP Maidstone assessing prisoners in outpatient clinics, on the wing