Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist
| Posting date: | 24 November 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: | 10 December 2025 |
| Location: | Hellingly, BN27 4ER |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9354-25-1312 |
Summary
Provide clinical and strategic leadership for allocated elements of the teams. This will include direct clinical involvement in assessments, diagnosis and management of complex mental health presentations in the context of significant potential risk to self and others. It will also include provision of clinical consultation and supervision to the team. This post also entails provision of statutory roles including MHA (preparation of reports and Tribunal attendance) and MCA legislation as well as, potentially, the provision of expert testimony to the Criminal Courts. The role will also entail significant contributions towards the educational, service development and clinical governance/quality improvement processes within the service. To work closely with colleagues from Secure and Forensic community-based services to develop suitable discharge arrangements in preparation for the discharge of suitable secure inpatients to the community and to ensure high quality care pathways. To liaise with statutory and non-statutory agencies (Probation, Police, Court, Social Services, voluntary organisations) as required. To attend MAPPA meetings as required To participate in the weekly referrals meeting To offer training to professional audiences as appropriate To participate in the East Sussex on-call rota. During working hours, the post holder will take part in the Hellingly Centre LTS rota (1:5) together with consultant colleagues. The post holder will be expected to be approved as a Responsible Clinician or be willing to undertake training to obtain this approval. They will be expected to renew this approval according to agreed procedures.