SOUTH WESTERN DEANERY - South West Peninsula Deanery
SOUTH WESTERN DEANERY - South West Peninsula Deanery
SOUTH WESTERN DEANERY - South West Peninsula Deanery
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POST:<br />
TRAINER:<br />
EMPLOYING TRUST:<br />
Forensic<br />
Dr Eluned Dorkins<br />
Devon Partnership Trust<br />
ONE YEAR FORENSIC PLACEMENT (RUNNING FROM AUGUST TO JULY)<br />
This post is designed for specialist trainees who wish to gain a broad experience of what forensic mental health<br />
services can offer. In particular, it aims to help trainees develop their risk assessment and management skills<br />
through a structured approach and by exposure to a variety of different clinical environments, (where the<br />
elements of structural, relational and procedural security all vary). The aim is to develop skills which will have a<br />
broad applicability in whatever context trainees will work in the future.<br />
Langdon Hospital has an established track record in providing forensic training and is the base of the <strong>Peninsula</strong><br />
<strong>Deanery</strong> Forensic Training Scheme for ST4 to ST6. There are already three forensic trainees on the site so that<br />
trainees from the general scheme will automatically have a peer group based at Langdon during the year’s<br />
attachment.<br />
The year is divided into two x six month placements, the first starting in the medium secure environment,<br />
followed by a placement in open/low secure settings which serve different a different population. e.g Owen<br />
House (open complex care and rehabilitation),<br />
There is a separate on line guide describes each of these placements in detail. This includes induction, a brief<br />
description of the units, a timetable for the trainee, the competencies which can be achieved, particular<br />
training opportunities and the kind of objectives that can be set. A variety of special interest sessions are also<br />
described, although it is anticipated that the general psychiatric trainee may have other interests they wish to<br />
pursue, granted that they may not be heading for a career in forensic psychiatry. The documentation also<br />
includes a map of general and specific knowledge and skills which can be obtained during the placement,<br />
mapping out how these could be achieved through a variety of different mechanisms.<br />
There is also an academic programme that runs throughout the year, which takes place on a Thursday<br />
afternoon, which includes a lunchtime multidisciplinary case conference, followed by a medical academic<br />
programme. The trainees will take part in this; this includes journal club, medico legal presentations, and<br />
challenging cases. There is also clinical governance programme, that runs through the hospital site and again<br />
trainees will be anticipated to take part in this in whatever setting they find themselves.<br />
There are sessions in psychodynamic psychotherapy related to forensic patients which general adult trainees<br />
are also welcome to attend.<br />
The trainee will have one supervisor for each placement who will provide both clinical and educational<br />
supervision. However, to ensure continuity, the trainee will meet with the training programme director shortly<br />
after starting the year, at six months and then at the ARCP. Trainees can also meet with the training<br />
programme director informally throughout the year. Trainees who are considering undertaking this placement<br />
can contact the training programme, Dr Eluned Dorkins, at any point during the year and can make an<br />
appointment to discuss their specific training needs. Contact details: Jenny Peterson – 01626 884423 –<br />
jenny.peterson@nhs.net or eluned.dorkins@nhs.net<br />
First placement August-January Dewnans centre Dr John Parker<br />
Second placement February-July Owen House Dr Eluned Dorkins<br />
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