Job summary

Consultant Psychiatrist in Forensic Psychotherapy

6 Programmed Activities, 0900-1700 3 days or flexible of 4 days

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Consultant Psychiatrist in Forensic Psychotherapy with excellent clinical, interpersonal, and risk management skills, and who 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.

Main duties of the job

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

Specifically, the post holder will provide assessments, individual and/or group psychotherapyfor 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 outcomeresearch.

Details

• Date posted: 30 October 2026
• Closing date: 15 November 2026
• Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
• Band: Consultant
• Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year Plus £2,162 of London Zone Weighting per year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: 455-NLFT-8338516
• Job locations: Portman Clinic, 8 Fitzjohns Avenue, London, NW3 5NA, United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details please see attached detailed job description For further information about the post please contact: Dr Jessica Yakeley, Clinical Lead, Portman Clinic, on 020 7794 8262

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

• MRCPsych or equivalent
• Inclusion on The GMC's Specialist Register, or eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register, or within 6 months of award of CCT
• Section 12 Approval

Skills

Essential

• Capacity to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Good capacity to communicate with colleagues and clients
• Capacity to be in a leadership role

Experience

Essential

• Experience of psychoanalytic psychotherapy and other therapeutic modalities
• Experience of working with forensic patients
• Experience of working with professional networks
• Experience of audit and outcome monitoring
• Experience of teaching and supervision

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

About us

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.

Employer details

• Employer name: North London NHS Foundation Trust
• Address: Portman Clinic, 8 Fitzjohns Avenue, London, NW3 5NA, United Kingdom
• Employer's website: https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/