Consultant Psychiatrist in Forensic Psychiatry

The closing date is 28 February 2026. This is a replacement post located at Roseberry Park Hospital, Middlesbrough, where inpatient forensic beds and clinical and managerial offices are all co-located. There is a need for a Consultant on Ivy/Clover/Kestrel ward, a low secure female learning disability ward.

Main duties of the job:

• Attend weekly MDT meetings for the ward, in addition to meetings for CPA (6 monthly), formulation and risk management meetings.
• Support from a ward manager, clinical lead, occupational therapist, psychologist, social worker, and a SAS/trust doctor (shared 50% time).
• Opportunity to become a trainer for trainees in the future.
• Write statutory reports and attend First Tier Tribunals, Hospital Manager Hearings, S117 and MAPPA meetings as appropriate.
• Referral rates for the ward are anticipated to be 4 per year from both internal and external sources.
• Work alongside 14 consultant colleagues, 4 specialty grade doctors, and up to 3 core trainees within the Secure Inpatient Services Directorate.

About us:

We are one of the largest specialist mental health and learning disabilities trusts in the country providing a range of inpatient and community services to 2 million people living in County Durham, the Tees Valley, Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire. We also provide additional specialist services to other parts of Northern England.

From education and prevention to crisis and specialist care, our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for. We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood.

We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it. We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need to lead their best possible life.

Psychiatrists are essential contributors to the majority of our mental health teams. Service users expect and are justified to expect collaborative relationships with dedicated psychiatrists who work consistently as part of effective services.

Job responsibilities:

Please see the attached job description for further information on this post. Please note that the job description for Ivy/Clover/Kestrel ward has not yet been approved by The Royal College and therefore is subject to change.

Person Specification:

• Clinical Knowledge & Skills: Excellent knowledge in specialty, excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective, excellent oral and written communication skills in English, able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty, makes decisions based on evidence and experience, able to meet duties under MHA and MCA, wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
• Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning: Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training, participated in continuous professional development, participated in research or service evaluation, able to use and appraise clinical evidence, has actively participated in clinical audit, able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post, reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken, experienced in clinical research and/or service evaluation, evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement.
• Leadership: Reflects on own performance and behaviour, seeking and acting on feedback, able to influence and persuade to improve services, able to take on leadership role in multidisciplinary team, knowledge of structure and management of the NHS and the Trust, shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology, able to adapt to and lead service change, understanding of NHS and wider health economy and its implications for the work of the Trust.
• Qualifications: MB BS or equivalent medical qualification, qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• Experience: Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment, included on the GMC Specialist Register for Old Age Psychiatry or included within six months, approved clinician status or able to achieve within 3 months, approved under S12 or able to achieve within 3 months, in good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.