Forensic or General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist

The role

You will provide Consultant-level psychiatric care to adult women with complex mental health needs in a secure setting. You will lead a medium or low secure ward and work with an MDT.

What you will do

• Lead the clinical care of a women's secure ward
• Deliver comprehensive psychiatric assessment, formulation, and treatment
• Work collaboratively with the MDT
• Engage in service development, governance, and quality improvement work
• Provide assessments for referrals to determine appropriate placement
• Prepare and deliver written and oral evidence for Tribunal and Managers' hearings
• Participate in a low-frequency second-on-call rota

Required qualifications

• Full GMC registration
• MRCPsych (or equivalent)
• On the GMC Specialist Register (or within 6 months) for Forensic or General Adult Psychiatry
• Section 12 approval
• Approved Clinician status
• Experience managing complex mental health presentations in secure or acute settings
• Strong MDT-working skills

Nice to have

• An interest in service development

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• £5,000 annual car allowance
• 30 days annual leave
• Bank holidays
• Birthday annual leave
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Enhanced maternity package
• Free meals on duty
• Wellbeing and employee support services
• Retail and lifestyle discounts
• Career development, CPD opportunities, and structured progression

About the company

Pulse is an established and well-respected secure mental health service.