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Consultant Psychiatrist - Forensic Psychiatry
NHS
Bristol
On-site
GBP 105,000 - 140,000
Full time
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Job summary
An established industry player is seeking an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to join their dedicated team in Bristol. This role involves managing complex forensic patients and providing clinical leadership within a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in mental health, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively. The position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of those with mental health challenges. Join a supportive organization that values both patient care and employee well-being.
Qualifications
- Proven clinical and leadership skills in managing complex forensic patients.
- Experience in assessing and treating patients in an inpatient setting.
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical leadership within a multidisciplinary team.
- Manage care pathways and ensure safe discharge planning.
- Conduct risk assessments and manage patient care.
Skills
Education
Job description
- Req#: C9342-25-0394?language=en&page=187&sort=publicationDateDesc
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
- Relevant Higher Degree e.g MD,PHD,Msc or other additional clinical qualifications
- MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months of gaining CCT
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
- CCT in Forensic Psychiatry or CCT in General Adult Psychiatry with significant experience of working in the community
- Experience of assessing and treating patients in a inpatient setting.
- Knowledge and evidence of participation in CPD
- Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement
- Experience of working in forensic psychiatry.
- To possess leadership skills and be able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work
- Ability to appraise own performance as a Consultant.
- Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, in order to effectively work with patients, carers and staff.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Evidence of specific achievements that demonstrate leadership skills
- Ability to assess and treat adults of working age with complex mental health and risk issues.
- Previous experience of working with individuals in secure services.
- Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant.
- Awareness of current issues in mental health service provision, policy and legislation.
- Knowledge of alternatives to inpatient admission care approaches
- Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching.
- Understand principles of teaching.
- Experience as an Educational Supervisor for trainees
- Experience or involvement in a research project and publication.
- Experience of carrying out an audit project.
- Evidence of management/leadership skills training.
- Previous management experience including that of other junior medical staff
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
- Relevant Higher Degree e.g MD,PHD,Msc or other additional clinical qualifications
- MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months of gaining CCT
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
- CCT in Forensic Psychiatry or CCT in General Adult Psychiatry with significant experience of working in the community
- Experience of assessing and treating patients in a inpatient setting.
- Knowledge and evidence of participation in CPD
- Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement
- Experience of working in forensic psychiatry.
- To possess leadership skills and be able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work
- Ability to appraise own performance as a Consultant.
- Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, in order to effectively work with patients, carers and staff.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Evidence of specific achievements that demonstrate leadership skills
- Ability to assess and treat adults of working age with complex mental health and risk issues.
- Previous experience of working with individuals in secure services.
- Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant.
- Awareness of current issues in mental health service provision, policy and legislation.
- Knowledge of alternatives to inpatient admission care approaches
- Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching.
- Understand principles of teaching.
- Experience as an Educational Supervisor for trainees
- Experience or involvement in a research project and publication.
- Experience of carrying out an audit project.
- Evidence of management/leadership skills training.
- Previous management experience including that of other junior medical staff
We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Consultant Psychiatrist to join our service.
The post holder will have proven clinical and leadership skills and be able to manage complex forensic patients in outpatient settings.
The post holder will join the medical team within Fromeside medium secure unit. They will be responsible clinician for Kennet Ward, a male rehabilitation ward, and will provide clinical leadership within a multidisciplinary team.
The post holder will also be expected to provide clinical leadership within the wider service.
Candidates must have a full GMC registration and, ideally, have a CCT in Forensic Psychiatry or experience working within an inpatient setting.
The post holder will have responsibility to provide/input into the care, treatment and risk management for patients under their care.
This will include agreeing care pathways, organising admission and safe discharge planning.
The post holder will act as part of a gatekeeping service for secure beds for those with mental illness.
The risk assessment and risk management of the patients will be a core part of the job.
The post holder will liaise carefully with other agencies including local authority personnel, independent sector services and service users and carers.
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
23 April 2025
Hospital medical and dental staff
Consultant
£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum
Permanent
Full-time
342-RVN048-SSC-PP
Fromeside Secure Services
Blackberry Hill Hospital
Bristol
BS16 1EG
Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.
Job descriptionPlease refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional informationThis 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Fromeside Secure Services
Blackberry Hill Hospital
Bristol
BS16 1EG
http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Fromeside Secure Services
Blackberry Hill Hospital
Bristol
BS16 1EG
http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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