Job overview
The service provides opportunity for a patient pathway through services for male patients who have been identified with major and complex mental health needs requiring treatment in a low secure environment. Referrals are received countywide from acute psychiatric services, community mental health teams and other secure services/prisons throughout the country. The client demographic is adult males 18 – 65 and will include people who are subject to Part 3 of the Mental Health Act, including Restricted patients. Wheatfield unit has a close working relationship with the adjacent ward, Meadowbank and PICU.
Main duties of the job
- Provide clinical leadership to the team and take clinical responsibility for the assessment and treatment of patients as part of a multidisciplinary clinical team.
- Undertake clinical sessions at a prison and attend to all relevant matters there as a senior clinician and leader within that service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details please see the attached Job description or contact the team via Medical Workforce using the email below
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This advert is for Forensic Inpatient Consultant with Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Kettering, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 pa pro rata. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (12 months cover). The application deadline is 17 Jun 2026.
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