Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist | Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

A healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist for a 12-month locum appointment. The successful candidate will manage a diverse caseload, provide medical leadership within a multidisciplinary team, and engage with community and secondary care services. Qualifications include full GMC registration, MRCPsych or equivalent, and approval as an approved clinician. This role offers a chance to develop a career in a supportive environment with a large team of forensic psychiatrists.

Qualifications

• Must have full registration with the GMC.
• MRCPsych or equivalent is required.
• Section 12 (2) approval and approved clinician status are necessary.
• Specialist register in forensic psychiatry is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical leadership to a multidisciplinary clinical team.
• Manage referrals into the service from a defined geographical area.
• Maintain relationships with secondary care services.
• Lead a caseload of detained inpatients and community patients.

Skills

Full registration with the GMC

MRCPsych or equivalent

Section 12 (2) approval

Approved clinician status

Specialist register in forensic psychiatry (ideal)

Job description

We are looking to recruit a 1.0 WTE Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, for a 12 month fixed term locum appointment, to join our multidisciplinary team at Reaside Clinic, Birmingham. The post holder will be the Responsible Clinician for a caseload comprising of male patients in medium secure care and community patients who have been discharged from secure care.

The post holder will provide medical leadership to a multidisciplinary clinical team, manage referrals into the service from a defined geographical catchment area, and maintain good working relationships with secondary care services in that area.

Applicants must have full registration with the GMC, MRCPsych or equivalent, Section 12 (2) approval, approved clinician status and ideally inclusion on the specialist register in forensic psychiatry.

You will provide medical leadership within a shared leadership framework in which the contributions of all are valued. You will be the responsible clinician for approximately 14 detained inpatients in medium secure care, and for approximately 10 community patients who have been discharged from secure care.

You will work very closely with the multidisciplinary team and will forge good relationships with secondary care mental health services in a defined catchment area, from which your referrals will mostly come.

You will also be expected to contribute to the bed management, clinical governance and service development processes of the service. This includes working with colleagues from across the Reach Out Provider Collaborative.

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

The full job description is attached.

This post provides an exciting opportunity to join a large and comprehensive forensic mental health service, with a peer group of over 20 consultant forensic psychiatrists working across multiple clinical services.

We are committed to developing the careers of our medical staff and the successful applicant will be encouraged to participate fully in the continuing medical education programme, develop special interests, undertake research activities and forge links with appropriate academic centres.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name

Dr Dinesh Maganty

Job title

Clinical Director, Secure Care & Offender Health

Email address

[e-mail]

Telephone number

0121 301 0000


This advert closes on Wednesday 10 Sep 2025