# Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist (LW) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Fife. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-forensic-psychiatrist-lw/834730e1-4351-4f5c-a3fe-db84ae1643dc - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-forensic-psychiatrist-lw/834730e1-4351-4f5c-a3fe-db84ae1643dc.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Fife - **Town:** Kirkcaldy - **Region:** East of Scotland - **Country:** Scotland - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £111,430 - £148,064 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - **Closing date:** 2026-06-23T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T10:48:32.354Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=257120 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=257120 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhsfife.org ## Job Content ### Job details - Job reference: 246722 - Salary: Consultant (£111,430 - £148,064) - Job closing date: 23/06/2026 - Job Type: Medical and Dental - Location: Stratheden Hospital - Employment type: Permanent - Hours Per Week: 40 (Part time hours will be considered) - Job posted date: 26/05/2026 - Employer (NHS Board): NHS Fife - Department: Mental Health Forensic Services An exciting opportunity has arisen for us to appoint a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist to join our Forensic Mental Health Inpatient service. Fife Forensic Inpatient Services comprise of a multidisciplinary low secure inpatient unit; Radernie Ward, at Stratheden Hospital. The post sits within a supportive and creative multidisciplinary inpatient team with strong multiagency partnership working across Fife and Scotland’s wider Forensic Network. This post will complement the medical workforce within a multidisciplinary service that provides an evidence based and clinically governed approach. This is an exciting time in NHS Fife and you will play a key role as we facilitate redesign and developments across our mental health services, including forensic psychiatry that are underpinned by our Mental Health Strategy and supported by a strong Fife Health & Social Care Partnership leadership team. We can offer you attractive development opportunities that include support with research or audit projects through our strong links with local Universities, strong peer group support within the consultant body, opportunities for involvement in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching/training and the opportunity to develop specialist interests Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training to Non-UK Applicants must demonstrate that they have the knowledge, skills and experience required for practising as an eligible specialist in the UK. For informal enquiries, please contact: Dr Jackie Drummond, Associate Medical Director on 01334 696060 or Jacqueline.Drummond@nhs.scot or Mr Fraser Ross, Interim Clinical Service Manager for Forensic Services on 01383 535454 or fraser.ross@nhs.scot NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for us to appoint a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist to join our Forensic Mental Health Inpatient service. Fife Forensic Inpatient Services comprise of a multidisciplinary low secure inpatient unit; Radernie Ward, at Stratheden Hospital. The post sits within a supportive and creative multidisciplinary inpatient team with strong multiagency partnership working across Fife and Scotland’s wider Forensic Network. This post will complement the medical workforce within a multidisciplinary service that provides an evidence based and clinically governed approach. This is an exciting time in NHS Fife and you will play a key role as we facilitate redesign and developments across our mental health services, including forensic psychiatry that are underpinned by our Mental Health Strategy and supported by a strong Fife Health & Social Care Partnership leadership team. We can offer you attractive development opportunities that include support with research or audit projects through our strong links with local Universities, strong peer group support within the consultant body, opportunities for involvement in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching/training and the opportunity to develop specialist interests Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training to Non-UK Applicants must demonstrate that they have the knowledge, skills and experience required for practising as an eligible specialist in the UK. For informal enquiries, please contact: Dr Jackie Drummond, Associate Medical Director on 01334 696060 or Jacqueline.Drummond@nhs.scot or Mr Fraser Ross, Interim Clinical Service Manager for Forensic Services on 01383 535454 or fraser.ross@nhs.scot NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Ability to travel throughout Fife - Valid UK driving licence ### Ability **Essential** - Ability to take full responsibility for independent management of patients. - Ability to communicate effectively and clearly with patients, carers and team members - Ability to provide clinical leadership to the team **Desirable** - Evidence of complex case management ### Experience **Essential** - Experience in forensic psychiatry - Experience in risk assessment and management in forensic mental health settings **Desirable** - Experience in working in community and low secure forensic mental health services - Evidence of leading team meetings, CPA meetings, family meetings etc - Experience of giving evidence at Mental Health tribunals - Experience of providing reports to the Court ### Motivation **Essential** - Evidence of commitment to patient-focused care - Continuous professional development and life-long learning - Effective and efficient use of resources **Desirable** - Experience of involvement in service development projects - Experience of involvement in accreditation/standards review processes ### Team Working **Essential** - Ability to work in a team with colleagues in own and other disciplines and develop good working relationships with colleagues - Ability to organise time efficiently and effectively - Reliability - Excellent communication skills **Desirable** - Ability to motivate colleagues ### Teaching and Audit **Essential** - Evidence of commitment to clinical audit - Formal and informal teaching and training of trainee doctors, medical students and other clinical staff. - Learning and continuing professional development **Desirable** - Experience of designing audits - Evidence of training in clinical and / or educational supervision - Completed audit leading to change in practice - Postgraduate teaching qualification/experience ### Academic Achievements **Essential** - Supportive of research activity **Desirable** - Evidence of research and publications in peer reviewed journals ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - GMC registered medical practitioner. - License to practice - UK trained candidates must be on the specialist register or within 6 months of an approved CCT at the date of interview - Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training. - Eligible for recognition as Approved Medical Practitioner under the MH (C&T)(S) Act 2003 **Desirable** - Additional post-graduate qualifications, e.g. MD/ PhD/MSc ## Documents - [NHS Fife - Interview Information for Candidate (DOCX, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1154912&JobId=257120) - [NHS Fife - Consultant Terms and Conditions 2025 (DOCX, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1154911&JobId=257120) - [F - 246722 - Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist - Job Pack (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1154904&JobId=257120) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.