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Job requirements
Essential
17 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Transport
Ability to travel within Bedford and Luton and between clinical sites
- Eligibility
Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Eligibility
Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months of this
- Eligibility
Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within three months of appointment
- Eligibility
Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within three months of appointment
- Qualifications
MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
- Qualifications
MRCPsych or equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Interest in and experience of Quality Improvement Work
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Participated in continuous professional development
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Has actively participated in clinical audit
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Knowledge and understanding of forensic psychiatry psychiatry.
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
9 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Eligibility
In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
- Qualifications
Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- Qualifications
Additional clinical qualifications.
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Has led clinical audits leading to service change.
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Job overview
The postholder will be providing care to those from the borough of Bedfordshire and Luton. Bedfordshire and is an economically and ethnically diverse borough. The successful candidate will work with a community that is vibrant and perpetually changing.
The Consultant Psychiatrist will be a key member of the specialist forensic mental health service supporting people across Bedfordshire and Luton. The post is clinically situated within the Forensic Directorate, providing access to specialist forensic clinical leadership, expertise and governance, while being operationally aligned with Bedfordshire and Luton Mental Health & Wellbeing Services.
Main duties of the job
For details of the Main duties of the job please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For detailed job description and main responsibilities please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification
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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This advert is for Consultant Psychiatrist in Forensic Psychiatry with East London NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. The contract type is Permanent: 10 PAs. The application deadline is 25 Oct 2026.
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