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Job summary

Main area
Psychiatry
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
436-MEDICAL-CONS-ARDENLGH
Employer
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ardenleigh
Town
Erdington Birmingham
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/08/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Job overview

BSMHFT is one of the largest mental health Foundation Trusts in the country, providing mental health services to a culturally and socially-diverse population.  The secure care and offender health programme provides medium and low secure inpatient services for men, women and adolescents across the West Midlands.  As the lead provider for Reach Out, the West Midlands Provider Collaborative, we have significantly expanded our forensic community outreach service over recent years and have successfully reduced the numbers of people from the West Midlands in secure beds. We also provide prison healthcare and a range of smaller community based clinical services.

 

We are seeking to recruit a consultant forensic psychiatrist to work within the women’s secure service based at Ardenleigh. It is an established service, which provides inpatient services to women from the West Midlands who have complex mental health needs and require treatment in conditions of security. The successful candidate will join two existing Consultant Forensic Psychiatrists in the women’s service.

Main duties of the job

You will provide medical leadership to a multidisciplinary clinical team within a shared leadership framework in which the contributions of all are valued. You will deliver excellent clinical care for inpatients to an indicative caseload of 10 patients. The service is currently developing dedicated women’s community step down accomodation in partnership wth a local women’s chairty. It is anticipiated the post holder will retain Consultant responsibility for on avergae 2 patients during the intial six months of discharge. The post also involves undertaking assessments for women referred to the service and a weekly prison clinic at HMP Foston Hall (a women prison).   

 

You will contribute as a senior leader to the further development of the service, and work with colleagues within the provider collaborative to support the commissioning and delivery of secure mental health care across the region. There will be opportunities to take on additional clinical sessions, pursue relevant clinical interests and many of our current consultants have additional leadership roles within our large and diverse Trust.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details of the roles and responsibilities of this post.

 

Person specification

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Essential criteria
  • 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
  • Obtained inclusion on the Specialist Register; or within six months of the award of a Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) in a psychiatric specialty; or eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register
  • 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.
Desirable criteria
  • Additional qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or another relevant field
  • Inclusion on the specialist register for, or within six months of the expected award of a CCST in, forensic psychiatry
  • 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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerPositive about disabled peopleDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeStonewall Health ChampionsDisability confident employerArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr John Croft
Job title
Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist and Clinical Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0121 301 4526
Additional information

Dr Dinesh Maganty

Clinical Director for Secure Care

Email: [email protected]

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