CV and Experience

• Present Position
• Degrees and Qualifications
• GMC Registration
• General Medical Experience
• General and Higher Professional Training
• Current Post
• Additional Responsibilities
• Previous NHS Experience
• Continuing Professional Development
• Societies

Present Position:

Consultant Psychiatrist in independent practice in Yorkshire.

Degrees and Qualifications:

• MB BS - July 1981
• MRCPsych Part I - September 1986
• MRCPsych Part II - November 1987
• LLB (HONS) 2004 (Open University)
• Elected to Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists 2000.
• Approved under Section 12 (2) of the Mental Health Act 1983
• Fully accredited for Continuing Professional Development by Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Certificate of Expert Witness Accreditation (Cardiff University/Bond Solon) 2004
• Certificate in Mental Health Law (Capsticks) 2005
• Diploma in Occupational Medicine (DOccMed) - May 2008
• Deprivation of Liberty assessor for the purposes of the Mental Capacity Act - Feb 09

GMC Registration:

• Full
• Registration number 2709129
• Accredited Specialist in general adult and old age psychiatry.
  

General Medical Experience

General And Higher Professional Training

Current Post

Since the beginning of August 2000, I have been working in full-time independent private psychiatric practice with consulting facilities in Cleckheaton, Leeds & Middlesbrough. Also Newcastle by arrangement.

Section 12 approved doctor for North Yorkshire, providing emergency psychiatric assessment under the Mental Health Act.

Approved Deprivation of Liberty Assessor for North Yorkshire PCT, in relation to the Mental Capacity Act 2005

Over the past few years I have lectured on a wide variety of mental health matters to GPs, specialists, occupational health doctors, midwives, health visitors, benefits agency medical officers.

I regularly provide occupational health assessments and reports for employers, including local authorities, the NHS, industry and higher educational establishments within the region.

Previous Experience

For 10 years between August 1990 and August 2000, I worked as a full-time NHS consultant in adult and old age psychiatry, based at the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton. I led the mental health team in my sector, serving a population of approximately 46,000.

Between 1996 and 2000 I was the Clinical Tutor and Director of Postgraduate Medical Education at the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton.

For five years from 1995 to 2000, I was the psychiatric College Tutor and in that capacity I was the educational supervisor and mentor for psychiatric trainees attached to the Friarage Hospital.

Between 1994 and 2001 I held a weekly clinic at HM Remand Centre in Northallerton, providing psychiatric support and clinical opinions for the prison medical authorities and participating in the local custody diversion scheme. Arising out of this work, I regularly provided reports for various Courts in the region.

In 2000 I moved to work fully in the independent sector, and based my practice at the Cygnet Hospital in Harrogate until 2009. For most of that time, I was the Medical Director, responsible for audit, appraisal and clinical governance. Whilst there, I was the clinical lead for eating disorders and PTSD.

Continuing Professional Development

I remain in good standing with the Royal College of Psychiatrists in respect of continuing professional development. I participate regularly in the 360 degree appraisal scheme approved by the Royal College or Psychiatrists.
In December 2004 I graduated in Law through the Open University at the end of a 4 year undergraduate course. In May 2008 I was awarded a Diploma in Occupational Medicine by the Faculty of Occupational Medicine at the Royal College of Physicians.

Societies

1. British Medical Association
2. Royal Society of Medicine
3. Medico-Legal Society
4. Society of Expert Witnesses
5. Expert Witness Institute
6. Society of Occupational Medicine
7. Association of Local Authority Medical Advisers