• Job Description

  Req#: C9436-25-0418?language=en&page=2&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are looking to recruit a full time, permanent Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist to join our multidisciplinary team at Reaside Clinic, Birmingham.

  The post holder will be the Responsible Clinician for a caseload comprising male patients in medium secure care and community patients who have been discharged from secure care.

  You will provide medical leadership to a multidisciplinary clinical team, manage referrals into the service from a defined geographical catchment area, and maintain good working relationships with secondary care services in that area.

  There will be many opportunities to develop in the role according to interests, and within the secure care and offender health directorate or in the wider Trust.

  Main duties of the job

  The post holder will be responsible for managing referrals to the clinical team, liaising with referrers and arranging clinical assessments, in conjunction with the senior nurse working in the team. Clinical assessments will largely be access to care assessments, intended to facilitate the movement of patients along the most appropriate care pathway. Assessments may also be carried out to provide advice on management for patients who do not require admission to secure care but where there are significant concerns about risk.

  About us

  Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

  Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

  Details

  Date posted

  07 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Consultant

  Salary

  £105,504 to £139,882 a year Per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  436-CONS-REASIDE-SUBS

  Job locations

  Reaside Clinic

  Great Park, Bristol Road South

  Birmingham

  B45 9BE

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the full job description for further information.

  Applicants will require inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register, or be within six months or the award of a CCST or equivalent in forensic psychiatry.

  Applicants will also require substantive experience of psychiatry, potential for leadership and a willingness to be involved in the management of the service.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the full job description for further information.

  Applicants will require inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register, or be within six months or the award of a CCST or equivalent in forensic psychiatry.

  Applicants will also require substantive experience of psychiatry, potential for leadership and a willingness to be involved in the management of the service.

  Person Specification

  Scoring

  Essential

  • Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
  • Expected to be approved to act as an approved clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 prior to commencement of post
  • MRCPsych or equivalent
  • Commitment to personal programme of Continuing Professional Development.
  • Substantial experience of psychiatry, including working with people suffering from severe mental illness, complex presentations and serious risk behaviours
  • Values a multi-disciplinary, person centred approach to patient care.
  • Experience of teaching and training at an undergraduate/postgraduate level
  • Commitment to clinical audit within multi-disciplinary team.
  • Evidence of potential for effective leadership.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Ability to work creatively within multi-disciplinary team.
  • Willingness to be involved in management of service.
  • Able to participate in Consultant on- call rota.
  • Able to travel
  • Inclusion on the Specialist Register; or within six months of the award of a CCST or equivalent in Forensic Psychiatry; or eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register

  Desirable

  • Additional qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or another relevant field
  • Experience serving a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic population.
  • Experience of stakeholder engagement in service delivery
  • Experience of contributing to or completion of a service improvement project
  • Completed and disseminated research or audit projects

  Person Specification

  Scoring

  Essential

  • Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
  • Expected to be approved to act as an approved clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 prior to commencement of post
  • MRCPsych or equivalent
  • Commitment to personal programme of Continuing Professional Development.
  • Substantial experience of psychiatry, including working with people suffering from severe mental illness, complex presentations and serious risk behaviours
  • Values a multi-disciplinary, person centred approach to patient care.
  • Experience of teaching and training at an undergraduate/postgraduate level
  • Commitment to clinical audit within multi-disciplinary team.
  • Evidence of potential for effective leadership.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Ability to work creatively within multi-disciplinary team.
  • Willingness to be involved in management of service.
  • Able to participate in Consultant on- call rota.
  • Able to travel
  • Inclusion on the Specialist Register; or within six months of the award of a CCST or equivalent in Forensic Psychiatry; or eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register

  Desirable

  • Additional qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or another relevant field
  • Experience serving a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic population.
  • Experience of stakeholder engagement in service delivery
  • Experience of contributing to or completion of a service improvement project
  • Completed and disseminated research or audit projects

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  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).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  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).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Reaside Clinic

  Great Park, Bristol Road South

  Birmingham

  B45 9BE

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Reaside Clinic

  Great Park, Bristol Road South

  Birmingham

  B45 9BE

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  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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