# Consultant Psychiatrist in Forensic Psychiatry > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-in-forensic-psychiatry/9d53531a-2c12-4bf3-96ab-e8de1cece063 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-in-forensic-psychiatry/9d53531a-2c12-4bf3-96ab-e8de1cece063.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Adult Mental Health Services - Tower Hamlets Directorate - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: 10 PAs - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-05T16:13:19.662Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Clapham/East_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Adult_Mental_Health/Community_Adult_Mental_Health-v8297930 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8297930?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.elft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Transport **Essential** - Ability to travel within Bedford and Luton and between clinical sites ### Eligibility **Essential** - Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment. - Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months of this - Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within three months of appointment - Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within three months of appointment **Desirable** - In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice ### Qualifications **Essential** - MB BS or equivalent medical qualification. - MRCPsych or equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. **Desirable** - Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management. - Additional clinical qualifications. ### Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning **Essential** - Interest in and experience of Quality Improvement Work - Participated in continuous professional development - Able to use and appraise clinical evidence - Has actively participated in clinical audit **Desirable** - 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: awards, prizes, presentations and publications. - Has led clinical audits leading to service change. ### Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Knowledge and understanding of forensic psychiatry psychiatry. - Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge - Excellent oral and written communication skills in English - Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty - Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others - Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA **Desirable** - Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service ## Documents - [elft at a glance (pdf, 151.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1110) - [elft strategy 2026 (pdf, 421.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3090) - [elft staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 920.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1111) - [trust demographic information (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1844) - [consultant forensic services (pdf, 560.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10616877) ## 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.