Consultant Psychiatrist - Forensic Psychiatry
| Posting date: | 07 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £109,725.00 to £145,478.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £109725.00 - £145478.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 October 2025 |
| Location: | Enfield, EN2 8JL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9455-25-0549 |
Summary
Duties on Tamarind ward will include the medical management of up to 9 male inpatients (18 patients in total); chairing ward round and CPAs for these patients; preparing reports for the courts, managers hearings, tribunals and the Ministry of Justice, giving evidence at tribunals and managers hearings; managing medication regimes and assessing capacity to consent to treatment; liaising with SOADs; supervising the wards core trainee in their management of the patients; undertaking seclusion reviews; liaising with other services including high and low secure units, prisons, physical health providers and the Ministry of Justice about the patients care. Additionally, the post holder will be expected to undertake assessments of patients referred to the North London Forensic Service for risk assessment and consideration of admission to secure services. These referrals come from a variety of settings including prisons, high security, PICU, general adult wards and community teams, with the referrals being shared equitably between NLFS consultants. The post holder will also be expected to join the NLFS consultant group in assessing new external referrals to the service, averaging 9 per year for full time job plans. The post holder will be expected to support the Trusts Clinical Governance Framework for monitoring and improving standards of care through taking part in activities for improving quality and safety, assisting with NHS PSIRF process, identifying and managing risks within the service, as well as maintaining his or her own continuing professional development.