# Forensic Consultant Psychiatrist - Part time at Pulse Healthcare

Forensic Consultant Psychiatrist - Part time at Pulse Healthcare in Surrey. Part-time. Posted November 21, 2025.

- Company: Pulse Healthcare
- Location: Surrey
- Job type: Part-time
- Posted: 2025-11-21
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/pulse/jobs/7533153003
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/forensic-consultant-psychiatrist-part-time-pulse-healthcare-7q7wwm

## Requirements

- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Full GMC registration with licence to practise
- MRCPsych or equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Section 12(2) approval and Approved Clinician status
- Specialist Register entry for Forensic Psychiatry highly desirable
- Experience assessing and managing patients in forensic psychiatric settings
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care

## Description

### Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist – 0.6 FTE

Join a specialist forensic mental health service providing strategic leadership, expert psychiatric oversight, and clinical care. You will act as Responsible Clinician (RC) under the Mental Health Act, delivering high-quality, recovery-focused care to individuals involved with the criminal justice system.

You will have RC responsibility for male service users on medium secure wards, with support from a non-consultant grade doctor and secretarial assistance.

### Team Structure

- Established multi-professional team

- Access to a large, supportive peer group of consultants and specialists

### Key Responsibilities

- Ensure effective functioning of the Care Programme Approach (CPA) for patients

- Work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure good patient care and throughput

- Escalate concerns regarding medical staff to Medical or Regional Directors as needed

- Provide clinical leadership and support team-building

- Contribute to training, education, and development of staff, particularly medical staff

- Supervise and appraise medical staff as required

- Represent the medical voice in clinical governance meetings

- Ensure effective delivery of quality medical services

- Guide safe and appropriate implementation of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act

- Liaise with external agencies and stakeholders

- Support compliance with regulatory standards such as CQC/HIW

### Requirements

- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

- Full GMC registration with licence to practise

- MRCPsych or equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists

- Section 12(2) approval and Approved Clinician status

- Specialist Register entry for Forensic Psychiatry highly desirable

- Experience assessing and managing patients in forensic psychiatric settings

- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care

### What You’ll Get

- Competitive salary

- Car allowance

- 30 days annual leave + bank holidays + birthday leave (pro-rata for less than full-time)

- Free meals and parking

- Wellbeing support and activities for work-life balance

- Access to Wagestream for financial wellbeing

- 24-hour GP service

- Career development and training opportunities

- Pension contribution

- Medical indemnity cover

- Life Assurance

- Enhanced maternity package