Consultant Psychiatrist in Forensic Psychiatry

Overview

In this role you will provide forensic psychiatric care as a consultant within our forensic service, supporting Bedfordshire and Luton. You will lead clinical governance and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to improve outcomes for service users. You will work across multiple sites, applying a bio-psycho-social approach to complex cases and ensuring adherence to MHA/MCA requirements. This is an opportunity to influence service quality and shape forensic care within a dynamic NHS trust. You will engage in teaching, audit and quality improvement to drive sustainable improvements.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and governance for forensic psychiatry across Bedfordshire and Luton
• Deliver high-quality forensic psychiatric care within the Trust’s directed services
• Contribute to clinical governance, audits and service improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and partner organisations
• Support education, training and supervision for junior colleagues and trainees

Key requirements

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCPsych or equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Fully registered with the GMC with licence to practise
• Approved clinician status or ability to achieve within three months
• Ability to travel within Bedford and Luton and between clinical sites
• Knowledge and understanding of forensic psychiatry and bio-psycho-social approach
• Excellent oral and written communication in English
• Ability to meet duties under MHA and MCA

• strong communication
• collaboration and teamwork
• clinical judgment under uncertainty
• forensic psychiatry expertise
• quality improvement (QI) and clinical audit
• clinical governance and service improvement

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