Consultant in Forensic Psychiatry - Kent

Job Title: Consultant in Forensic Psychiatry Grade: Consultant Location: Ashford, Kent Working Hours: 36 hours per week Rate: Competitive, to be discussed upon application.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments of adults.
• Evaluate mental health challenges by considering personal history and symptoms.
• Formulate individualised treatment plans tailored to each person's needs and goals.
• Lead and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality, person centred care.
• Oversee therapeutic interventions, including medication management and crisis interventions.
• Regularly monitor and evaluate progress, adjusting treatment plans as needed to optimise care.
• Contribute to risk assessments and management strategies, ensuring safety and wellbeing of individuals in care.

Qualifications and Experience

• Full GMC licence to practice.
• Relevant previous experience working in this type of position.
• Section 12/RC approval is essential.
• Approved clinician status desired but not essential.

Reasonable Adjustments

If you have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. We will provide appropriate support throughout the process and into your work placement. We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.