Description:
Forensic Psychiatrists - Vancouver Island
and Northern BC Opportunities ...
The Forensic Psychiatric
Services Commission (FPSC) is a world leader in providing
psychiatric care through its unique, multi-site health
organization. A multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists,
psychologists, social workers, nurses and other health
care professionals, work in close partnership to provide
specialized hospital and community-based services for
adults with mental illness who are in conflict with
the law. Our unified provincial forensic psychiatric
services are provided in various clinics throughout
the province of British Columbia.
The FPSC
is an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority
(PHSA), which plans, manages and evaluates selected
specialty and province-wide health care services across
BC.
Forensic Psychiatrists
Vancouver Island
and Northern BC Opportunities
This high profile
mandate requires dynamic psychiatric leaders to join
BC's Forensic Psychiatry Team. Ideal candidates will
be adept at dealing with a variety of diagnoses and
client populations. You will utilize your expertise
to lead a multidisciplinary treatment team in providing
services to clients who are deemed unfit to stand trial
or not criminally responsible due to mental disorder,
probationers, and persons on bail. Your analytical
thinking and diagnostic talents will come into play
as you provide assessment, diagnosis, as well as treatment
and discharge planning for an assigned group of clients
with complex psychiatric disorders. Drawing on your
in-depth knowledge of mental disorders, symptoms and
treatments, you will be responsible for providing court
assessments under the Criminal Code of Canada. Guidelines
for presentence and probation reports are provided.
You will also be expected to maintain professional
relationships with other forensic mental health professionals,
and have opportunities to participate in regular professional
education programs, quality assurance projects, teaching,
and research initiatives. Success in these roles will
demand a compassionate, level-headed individual with
extensive hands-on experience and a background in treating
a wide range of complex clinical problems. As you provide
assessment and diagnoses on various clients, you will
utilize your proven knowledge of pharmacology and clinical
experience to formulate effective treatment plans.
In addition to being a Fellow of the Royal College
of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, with a Psychiatric
specialty, you have successfully completed LMCC examinations
Part I and II, and are eligible for full medical license
to practice psychiatry in the province of British Columbia.
You possess solid clinical judgement, and proven ability
to treat complex cases with multiple diagnoses, including
Axis II disorders, substance misuse and criminal behaviours.
The ability to make ethical decisions, while maintaining
your integrity and reliability, and work in collaboration
with a multidisciplinary team to manage conflict and
resolve issues will also be of paramount importance.
British Columbia's location on the West Coast offers
the best of all worlds. With the Canadian Rockies to
the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west, you can
benefit from a warm, sunny climate and a variety of
year-round outdoor activities. Breathtaking landscapes
neighbour bustling cities, offering you everything
you need to make the most of your time at work and
at play. Positively impact the safety of our communities
while making a difference in the lives of our unique
patients.
We invite you to apply online for
this position by clicking 'Apply to Job'
For more
information on all that the PHSA has to offer, please
visit our website.
Posting
Date: Jun 9 08
