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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Psychiatrist in Forensic Psychiatry to join a well-established secure forensic mental health service in Northern Ireland. This Consultant post offers the opportunity to provide specialist forensic psychiatric care in a low-secure inpatient setting while contributing to prison mental health services, multidisciplinary collaboration, clinical leadership, and service development. The successful candidate will work within a highly supportive forensic team delivering assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and risk management for patients with complex mental health needs.
Job Responsibility
Provide consultant-led forensic psychiatric assessment and treatment
Deliver clinical leadership within a low secure inpatient forensic service
Act as a Responsible Clinician for forensic inpatients
Manage complex forensic mental health cases and risk assessments
Conduct access and suitability assessments for low secure admissions
Participate in prison mental health clinics
Lead multidisciplinary formulation, treatment, and discharge planning
Prepare Mental Health Tribunal and Ministry of Justice reports
Support rehabilitation and recovery-focused pathways
Work collaboratively with inpatient, prison, and community forensic services
Supervise junior medical staff and trainees
Participate in clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement
Contribute to teaching, supervision, and service development
Participate in the consultant on-call rota
Requirements
Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise
Included on the GMC Specialist Register in Forensic Psychiatry or eligible within 6 months of CCT
Approved Clinician Status
Section 12(2) approval under the Mental Health Act
Minimum 1 year NHS experience
Excellent clinical skills in Adult and Forensic Psychiatry