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Forensic Consultant Psychiatrist

Cwmnant, Aberbeeg💼 Full-time💰 $50,000–$50,000🗓 2026-06-19 → 2026-08-05

Core

Lead forensic mental health services, providing strategic leadership, expert clinical oversight, and recovery-focused care for individuals within the criminal justice system.

Role type

Senior IC Forensic Consultant Psychiatrist (Responsible Clinician)

Builds

Medium and low secure forensic psychiatric services

Domain

Forensic Psychiatry / Criminal Justice System

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Risk assessment, psychiatric formulation, treatment planning, report writing for tribunals and courts, clinical governance, audit and quality improvement, multidisciplinary team leadership, service planning, teaching and supervision, research project leadership

Preferred skills

Clinical neuropsychiatry, securing research funding, peer-reviewed publications, experience with MHA/MCA legislation

Technologies

Mental Health Act (MHA), Mental Capacity Act (MCA), Care Programme Approach (CPA)

Responsibilities

Lead clinical management of a defined caseload including assessments and treatment planning; Provide specialist advice to courts, probation, prison services, and MAPPA; Lead service development, strategy, and pathway reconfiguration; Participate in clinical governance, audits, and risk management; Teach and supervise trainee psychiatrists and junior staff; Lead research and quality-improvement projects

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities

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