Forensic Consultant Psychiatrist

Overview

Join Farmfield Hospital as a full-time Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist to lead high-quality, recovery-focused forensic mental health care. You will provide strategic and clinical leadership, acting as Responsible Clinician under the Mental Health Act within a male medium secure setting. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective care and to drive governance and service improvements. This role offers professional autonomy and the opportunity to shape care pathways within a respected secure facility. Your impact includes strengthening clinical voice, safeguarding, and compliance across the service.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive annual salary
• £5,000 car allowance
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and birthday off
• Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) and pension contribution
• Medical indemnity cover
• Wellbeing support and Ely-Vate platform

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and clinical leadership within forensic mental health services
• Act as Responsible Clinician under the Mental Health Act for male service users on medium secure wards
• Ensure CPA functioning and high throughput of patients
• Lead and facilitate multidisciplinary teams; support staff development and appraisal
• Represent the medical and clinical voice in clinical governance meetings
• Oversee safe implementation of Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act in the region
• Liaise with external agencies and ensure compliance with CQC/HIW standards
• Escalate concerns to Medical Director or Regional Directors when needed

Key requirements

• MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Section 12(2) approval
• Approved Clinician status
• Full GMC registration with licence to practice
• Experience in assessment and management of patients in forensic settings
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care
• Being on the Specialist Register for Forensic Psychiatry is highly desirable

• leadership
• team-building
• cross-disciplinary collaboration
• MRCPsych
• Section 12(2) approval
• Approved Clinician status

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