Consultant Forensic

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Consultant Forensic/General Adult Psychiatrist, to join a dynamic and evolving forensic service. This role is based at St Ann's Hospital in Poole, with Trust-wide responsibilities across Dorset

The successful applicant will work within the Dorset Forensic Service, which includes the Community Forensic Team (CQC outstanding) and provide cross-cover for the low secure ward, Twynham (CQC good) during consultant leave periods.

This post is suitable for consultants interested in or who have experience in Rehabilitation/PICU/Forensic Psychiatry and can be part of a developmental opportunity to enhance forensic psychiatric skills.

The post holder will be one of 3 consultants in the team with a WTE of 2.9 consultants.

Relocation
If you are interested in moving to our beautiful county, we offer a generous relocation package of up to £10,000. For further details on relocation expenses please email

We are looking to a recruit an enthusiastic and conscientious professional who is dedicated to providing the best care for the people we support and shares the Trust's values of compassion, excellence and expertise and our vision of being 'Better Every Day'.

The post holder will be the responsible clinician for the psychiatric care of 12 inpatients.

The post holder will be offered the opportunity to join the county-wide consultant on-call rota, which there is an additional 0.75PA reimbursement for.

The Trust strongly supports consultant involvement in research and development. There is a consultant with a lead role for research (Dr Paul Walters) and excellent links with Bournemouth University. The post-holder will be given time and support, if they wish, to develop their own research interests or become a Principal Investigator on NIHR portfolio studies.

Flexible Working
We would love to hear from you to discuss how together we might design this role around you and your specialist interests. We are committed to enabling flexible working and would welcome a discussion as to how this could be achieved for you.

This may include but is not limited to; compressed hours over four days, job sharing, part time working and remote/home working. We know that when we support staff to achieve a better balance between home and work responsibilities, there are benefits for you, our patients and the Trust.

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here – it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Eman Shweikh Job title: Medical Lead for Forensic Services Email address: Telephone number:

We would welcome the opportunity to meet with any interested candidates prior to the interviews or submission of an application. If you have any role specific questions please email Dr Eman Shweikh, Lead Consultant for Forensic Services on or Dr Cressida Manning

If you would like a pre application conversation with the Chief Medical Officer, please contact Julie Street (Executive PA to the Chief Medical Officer) on or via email to