Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist – Reaside Clinic

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a full-time Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist for the Reaside Clinic. The post involves medical leadership, managing a caseload of patients in medium secure care, and building relationships with secondary care services. This role offers significant opportunities for professional development and service involvement.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• Substantial experience in psychiatry
• Commitment to personal program of Continuing Professional Development

Responsibilities

• Manage referrals to the clinical team and arrange assessments.
• Provide medical leadership to a multidisciplinary team.
• Engage in clinical audit and stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical assessment

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Patient care

Education

MRCPsych or equivalent

Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register

Tools

Mental Health Act 1983

Job description

Go back Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist – Reaside Clinic

The closing date is 04 July 2025

We are looking to recruit a full time, permanent Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist to join our multidisciplinary team at Reaside Clinic, Birmingham.

The post holder will be the Responsible Clinician for a caseload comprising male patients in medium secure care and community patients who have been discharged from secure care.

You 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.

There will be many opportunities to develop in the role according to interests, and within the secure care and offender health directorate or in the wider Trust.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for managing referrals to the clinical team, liaising with referrers and arranging clinical assessments, in conjunction with the senior nurse working in the team. Clinical assessments will largely be access to care assessments, intended to facilitate the movement of patients along the most appropriate care pathway. Assessments may also be carried out to provide advice on management for patients who do not require admission to secure care but where there are significant concerns about risk.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description for further information.

Applicants will require inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register, or be within six months or the award of a CCST or equivalent in forensic psychiatry.

Applicants will also require substantive experience of psychiatry, potential for leadership and a willingness to be involved in the management of the service.

Person Specification

Scoring

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• Expected to be approved to act as an approved clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 prior to commencement of post
• MRCPsych or equivalent
• Commitment to personal programme of Continuing Professional Development.
• Substantial experience of psychiatry, including working with people suffering from severe mental illness, complex presentations and serious risk behaviours
• Values a multi-disciplinary, person centred approach to patient care.
• Experience of teaching and training at an undergraduate/postgraduate level
• Commitment to clinical audit within multi-disciplinary team.
• Evidence of potential for effective leadership.
• Ability to work creatively within multi-disciplinary team.
• Willingness to be involved in management of service.
• Able to participate in Consultant on- call rota.
• Able to travel
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register; or within six months of the award of a CCST or equivalent in Forensic Psychiatry; or eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register
• Additional qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or another relevant field
• Experience serving a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic population.
• Experience of stakeholder engagement in service delivery
• Experience of contributing to or completion of a service improvement project
• Completed and disseminated research or audit projects

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.

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust