Family Practitioner, Forensic Psychiatric Hospital

Job summary

Provide primary health care and mental health and substance use support to patients at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital. Work with an interprofessional team to support patients’ health and safe reintegration into their communities.

Job details

Family Practitioner BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services (BCMHSUS) Regular, Part Time Coquitlam, BC Forensic Psychiatric Hospital is a 190-bed secure facility located in Coquitlam, BC, on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded core territory of the kwikwəƛ̓əm First Nation (Kwikwetlem). kwikwəƛ̓əm culture is visible throughout the facility and is part of patient programming. We treat people who are found not criminally responsible or unfit to stand trial due to a mental disorder. We help them integrate safely and gradually back into their communities when and if possible. Clients and patients at our hospital live with complex mental health issues. Most patients have a psychotic disorder such as schizophrenia. Many also have a mood disorder such as post-traumatic stress disorder, or a personality disorder that makes them anxious, paranoid or fearful. Forensic Psychiatric Hospital We are seeking a Family Practitioner (FP) for the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital to help us improve access to primary health care as well as mental health and substance use support for clients to achieve success along their journey toward reintegration in their community. The FP is an important member of the health care team and working alongside other health care experts on a supportive and inter-professional team, you will provide quality care for clients and help them live an active life during their time in custody and as they reintegrate into the community. This model of health care provides the opportunity for you to grow your expertise as a Primary Care Practitioner in an environment where you are supported from day one, by leaders and colleagues across disciplines. Be part of a team where you can live and work in your community, positively influence the community reintegration of an individual found NCR-MD or Unfit to Stand trial and see the difference you can make as you serve some of the most complex psychiatric patient population in British Columbia. Qualifications What you bring Eligible for provisional or full licensure with CPSBC Certification with the College of Family Physicians, or equivalent, is mandatory. Assets Experience in working with patients across a broad spectrum of psychiatric illness, substance use disorders, and personality difficulties Experience in Correctional Health and/or additional certification or training How To Apply To apply in confidence, please send your curriculum vitae along with a letter of interest to: Heather Finn Advisor, Talent Acquisition – Physician Recruitment Email: medicalstaffrecruitment@phsa.ca Application will be reviewed immediately. Position will remain open until filled. What We Do As part of the provincial mental health services continuum, BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services (BCMHSUS) provides a diverse range of specialized, "one-of-a-kind" tertiary mental health and substance use services to adults across the province. These include services located at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital and six regional clinics, the Red Fish Healing Centre for Mental Health & Addiction, and Heartwood Centre for Women. In addition to delivering these clinical services, BCMHSUS provides provincial leadership for system-wide improvement through its work in: health promotion and illness prevention; knowledge exchange; and research and academic teaching. BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services (BCMHSUS) cares for people with complex mental health and substance use challenges. BCMHSUS is part of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA). The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) plans, manages and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people – Be compassionate – Dare to innovate – Cultivate partnerships – Serve with purpose. Learn more about PHSA and our programs: jobs.phsa.ca/programs-and-services PHSA and BCMHSUS are committed to anti-racism and equity in our hiring and employment practices. With learning and compassion, we are addressing existing inequities and barriers throughout our systems. PHSA is seeking to create a diverse workforce and to establish an inclusive and culturally safe environment. We invite applications and enquiries from all people, particularly those belonging to the historically, systemically, and/or persistently excluded groups identified under the B.C. Human Rights Code. One of PHSA’s North Star priorities is to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism, which includes ongoing commitments to Indigenous recruitment and employee experience as well as dismantling barriers to health care employment at every level. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and/or contact the Sanya’k̓ula Team (Indigenous Recruitment & Employee Experience) for support at indigenous.employment@phsa.ca. Indigenous-specific anti-racism initiatives are rooted in addressing the unique forms of discrimination, historical and ongoing injustices, and exclusion faced by Indigenous peoples. These initiatives align with an Indigenous rights-based approach, recognizing the inherent rights and title of BC First Nations and self-determination of all First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. PHSA is mandated to uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents including the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study.

What you’ll do

Provide primary health care and mental health and substance use support to patients at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital. Work with an interprofessional team to support patients’ health and safe reintegration into their communities.

Requirements

Applicants must be eligible for provisional or full licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia and hold certification with the College of Family Physicians or an equivalent qualification. Experience with psychiatric illness, substance use disorders, personality difficulties, or correctional health is an asset.

Listed skills

• Interprofessional Collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Primary Care
• Family Practice
• Mental Health Care
• Substance Use Support
• Psychiatric Care
• Interprofessional Collaboration
• Community Reintegration
• Correctional Health

Job areas

• Healthcare

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