Consultant in Forensic Psychiatry

Job details

• Job reference: 250375
• Salary: Consultant (£111,430 - £148,064)
• Job closing date: 16/08/2026
• Job Type: Medical and Dental
• Location: Royal Cornhill Hospital
• Employment type: Permanent
• Hours Per Week: 40
• Job posted date: 14/07/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Grampian
• Department: Forensic Psychiatry

Applications are invited for the Full Time post in Consultant in Forensic Psychiatry based with NHS Grampian and Hosted MH services (Aberdeen City HSCP). Become an important part of our team, at the heart of delivering high quality, patient-centred care for the half-million people who live in Grampian.

You will be based predominantly within the Blair Unit, Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen and HMP Grampian. The successful candidate will be joining an established Forensic Psychiatry multidisciplinary team which includes Nursing, Clinical Psychology and Occupational Therapy. The work will include out-patient and in-patient (including Intensive Psychiatric Care – IPCU) elements, with a component of Prison based work at HMP Grampian.

Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register from date of interview.

CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) or Portfolio Pathway route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive Consultant post once CESR or Portfolio Pathway specialist registration is awarded. Those with an International Recognised Specialist Qualification approved by GMC should have a confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register.

Applications from doctors with appropriate specialist training and experience who are not listed on the GMC Specialist Register can be considered for a Locum Consultant post (up to 12 months) if no substantive Consultant appointment is made. Whilst in locum employment, an application to obtain a CESR or Portfolio Pathway Specialist Registration can be made to the GMC. .

Full registration with a licence to practise with the GMC is required. (licence to practise must be in place prior to starting in post). For more information visit www.gmc-uk.org

Please review the supporting documents for this vacancy and for any further information about this post contact: Dr Daniel Bennett, Clinical Lead for Forensic Services/ Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, 01224 557227. Dr Matthew Colyer, Unit Clinical Director, Specialisms, Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen on 01224 557130.

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.

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