Consultant Forensic & General Adult Psychiatrist

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust; Poole; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Consultant Forensic/General Adult Psychiatrist. This role involves providing care for inpatients and participating in a multidisciplinary team. Benefits include a recruitment and retention payment, career development opportunities, and a relocation package. Ideal candidates will possess relevant qualifications including GMC Registration and experience in forensic psychiatry. The organization promotes flexible working and supports individual interests.

Benefits

Recruitment and retention payment

Relocation package

Flexible working

Career development opportunities

Excellent NHS benefits

Qualifications

• Must be in possession or on route to obtain CCT in Psychiatry.
• Experience of medicine outside psychiatry e.g. general practice.
• Demonstrable experience in Forensic or General Adult Psychiatry at senior/specialist registrar level.

Responsibilities

• Clinical responsibility for psychiatric care of inpatients.
• Provide assessments and monitor patients in secure services.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings.

Skills

Leadership skills

Teamwork

Management skills

Clinical governance knowledge

Education

General medical Qualification e.g. MBBS

On Specialist Register in Forensic Psychiatry or General Adult Psychiatry

Full GMC Registration

MRCPsych or equivalent

CCT in Psychiatry or on Specialist Register

Job description

Go back Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Forensic / General Adult Psychiatrist

The closingmiş date is 08 February 2026

Are you a Consultant Forensic/General Adult Psychiatrist looking to join a dynamic and evolving service? We are looking for a Consultant Forensic/General Adult Psychiatrist based at St Ann's Hospital in Poole, with trust wide responsibility across Dorset.

The position is a great opportunity for for consultants interested in or who have experience in Rehabilitation/PICU/Forensic Psychiatry and can be part of a developmental opportunity to enhance forensic psychiatric skills.

As the consultant psychiatrist you will be the responsible clinician for the psychiatric care of 12 inpatients on the low secure ward, Twynham Ward, whilst also providing cross-cover to the community forensic team during consultant leave periods.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team and attend weekly forensic MDT meetings, provide assessments on cases referred to the team (including consultation referrals by other teams in the Trust) and will assess patients placed OOA in secure services to monitor their progress such as attending CPA meetings and advising on their care pathways.

We would love to hear Fahd from you to discuss how together we might design this role around you and your specialist interests. We are committed to enabling flexible working and would welcome a discussion as to how this could be achieved for you.

Main duties of the job

We offer a recruitment and retention payment ofCada £10,000 to be paid in monthly instalments for the first year of employment, along with a relocation package of up to £10,000 if you are interested in moving to Dorset. In addition, we offer a commitment to flexible working, career development opportunities and our excellent NHS benefits.

You will be expected to maintain section 12 (2) and be an approved clinician.

You will be offered the opportunity to join the county-wide consultant on-call rota, which there is an additional 0.75 PA reimbursement for.

The Trust strongly supports consultant involvement in research and development. There is a consultant with a lead role for research (Dr Paul Walters) and excellent links with Bournemouth University. The post-holder will be given time and support, if they wish, to develop their Ksown research interests or become a Principal Investigator on NIHR portfolio studies.

To discuss the position please contact:

Dr Eman Shweikh, Associate Medical Director for CYP & Specialist Mental Health Services, & Medical Lead of the Forensic Services ([e-mail] or 01202 492083)

and/or

Dr Lucy Knight, Chief Medical Officer (01202 277011 – Julie Street, PA to Chief Medical Officer).

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward‑looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here – it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000‑strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a gb workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of an excellent team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

Job responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact [e-mail]

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

• General medical Qualification e.g. MBBS, or equivalent and hold a Licence to Practise.
• On Specialist Register in Forensic Psychiatry or General Adult Psychiatry.
• Full GMC Registration.
• MRCPsych or recognised equivalent, e.g. membership of a psychiatry college in another country.
• Further academic qualifications such as MRCGP, MRCP or research degree/diploma.
• Must be in possession or within accolage the possession of a CCT in Psychiatry or on Specialist Register in Psychiatry.
• Section 12(2) approval and Approved Clinician approval or ability to obtain approval before starting post.
• Experience of medicine outside psychiatry e.g. general practice, medicine.

Management Skills

• Understand the importance of working with managers in the interest of good patient care.
• Interest in undertaking management roles e.g., Lead clinician.

Leadership Skills

• Understand principles of leadership and give examples of leadership in own practice.
• Able to provide clinical leadership to a multi-disciplinary team.
• To be体彩 able to prioritise work to meet competing clinical demands.
• Able and willing in due course to fill extra roles e.g. Clinical Tutor.

Clinical Governance

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• To understand and actively support the principles of Clinical Governance including audit and outcome measures.
• To demonstrate a good understanding of continuing professional development needs and revalidation.
• To have an understanding of own strengths and weaknesses and how these attributes affect professional functioning.
• To have an understanding of the stresses involved in being a consultant psychiatrist and how to manage these 22 appropriately.

Supervision of Junior medical Staff

• Knowledge of requirements for supervision and appraisal of junior medical staff.
• Have good organisational skills and able to organise own work and direct junior staff.

Previous Experience

• Demonstrable experience in Forensic or General Adult Psychiatry at senior /specialist registrar level.
• 3 years core training in psychiatry or equivalent.
• Demonstrable experience of work in the NHS.
• Experience at Consultant Level.
• Experience in the treatment of patients with personality disorder.
• Experience of working in a variety of psychological models with such patients, particularly schema therapy.

Teamwork

• To understand principles of multi-disciplinary team working.
• To demonstrate ability to work as a member of a team and participate actively in team building.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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