Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	22 Awst 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£109,725 - £145,478 per annum
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	21 Medi 2025
Lleoliad:	Leicester, LE5 0LE
Cwmni:	Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7436324/186-364758-KF-A

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Applications are invited for a full-time (10 Programmed Activities) Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist. This is a replacement post, and would suit an individual particularly interested in working with male patients within the Personality Pathway.

Applications are invited from registered medical practitioners who have, or are eligible for, a CCST / CCT (or equivalent) and eligible for registration on the GMC Specialist Register, have Approved Clinician status and be approved under Section 12 (2) of the Mental Health Act. Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists is preferred but equivalent qualifications and experience would be considered.

A Disclosure and Barring Service check will be requested in the event of a successful application. Standard NHS Terms and Conditions of Service for medical staff apply.

To apply, please go to NHS Jobs and complete the medical application form.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Applications are invited for a full-time (10 Programmed Activities) Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist. This is a replacement post, and would suit an individual particularly interested in working with male patients within the Personality Pathway. The final programmed activities will be agreed with the postholder and Clinical Director, but will include 10 programmed activities, including direct clinical care (7.5 PAs) and supporting activities (2.5 PAs).

Arnold Lodge has consistently been very highly rated by the Quality Network (currently in fourth place nationally) and hosts a wide-ranging forensic psychiatry outreach programme with regular placements for forensic psychiatrists from across the world.

The service has a strong track record and is looking to the future with a dynamic leadership team and Consultant group.







We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.

We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.

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A Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist for Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Rationale: This is a replacement post and would suit an individual particularly interested in working with male patients within the personality pathway.

The appointee will:

1. Lead a multidisciplinary team in the assessment and treatment of patients requiring treatment in conditions of medium security.

2. Provide pre-admission assessments in line with contractual requirements and provide Commissioners with appropriate advice. Arnold Lodge ordinarily receives 10-15 pre-admission referrals of males with personality disorder. The postholder will have 1 full-time Consultant colleague to assist in dealing with these.

3. Manage an inpatient case load of 12 patients.

4. Chair ward rounds, convene and chair CPA meetings and provide clinical leadership to the MDT.

5. Provide timely reports to Hospital Managers, Tribunals, the Ministry of Justice and Courts etc.

6. Liaise with all necessary organisations in order to provide patients with the appropriate care pathway and will convene and chair Section 117 meetings.

7. Be actively encouraged to develop expertise and participate in a range of psychological programmes offered in Arnold Lodge.

8. Comply with all Trust policies and procedures.

9. Act as the Care Coordinator and oversee the treatment of patients in their care following admission.

10. Undertake clinical audit.

11. Engage and regularly liaise with Provider Collaborative colleagues, IMPACT.

12. Contribute to ongoing service developments and improvements.

13. Contribute to the development of clinical governance and quality assurance.

14. Participate in the on-call rota to ensure that Arnold Lodge is provided with 24 hour Consultant cover. It is anticipated that the on-call rota will be a 1 in 8. This will include contributing to a first on call rota, Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm, excluding Bank Holidays in conjunction with Junior Medical staff and other Consultants.

15. There are no separate special responsibilities.


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