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Locum Consultant Psychiatrist in Forensic Psychotherapy

Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
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Location
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 Per annum including HCAS (pro rata)
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
27 Jul 2025
Contract Type
12 months (Fixed term for 12months)
Posted Date
08 Jul 2025

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Consultant Psychiatrist in Forensic Psychotherapy with excellent clinical, interpersonal, and risk management skills, and enjoys teaching, training and consulting to a wide range of colleagues, teams, and institutions within health, forensic and social care settings.

Candidates are requested to use the section "Supporting Information" on the application form to set out their reasons for applying and their suitability, referring to the person specification, for this post.

The Tavistock & Portman has a worldwide reputation for therapeutic approaches in Mental Health and is a leading provider of post-graduate training and academic courses for Mental Health and Social Care professions.

The Portman Clinic is a NHS England commissioned national specialist outpatient clinic offering psychoanalytically orientated assessment, treatment and management for children, adolescents and adults who suffer from problematic sexual behaviours or engage in delinquent, criminal or violent behaviour. Treatment offered is individual, group and couple therapy. The aim of the Portman Clinic is to develop a body of knowledge on criminality, sexual deviancy and violence through its clinical work and to disseminate this expertise through consultancy, teaching and training, research and publication.

Main duties of the job

This is a six programmed activity (PA) locum Consultant Psychiatrist post to provide clinical services and contribute to the consultancy, teaching, and research activities of the Clinic over a 12 month FTC

Specifically, the post holder will provide assessments, individual and/or group psychotherapy for patients, supervise a psychiatry specialist trainee in forensic psychotherapy, engage in the Clinic’s other teaching and training programmes, offer consultancy to teams and organisations in the forensic field and engage in clinical governance, audit and outcome  research.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities