Job summary
We are recruiting a Specialist doctor to cover psychiatry needs across HMP Nottingham, HMP Lincoln and North Sea Camp

Main duties of the job
To provide high quality, trauma informed psychiatric care within integrated mental health teams across HMP Nottingham, HMP Lincoln and North Sea Camp. The post holder, under the supervision of a consultant psychiatrist, will deliver assessment, diagnosis and treatment of people with severe mental illness, neurodevelopmental conditions and complex comorbidity in custodial settings, ensuring equivalence of care with community services.

You will join an outstanding-rated Trust delivering trauma-informed, equivalent mental healthcare within prisons, supported by strong medical leadership, protected SPA time and hybrid working.

A typical working week is likely to include clinics/patient reviews, team meeting, liaison with other professionals, including the GP, clinical administration, and supervision.

About us
NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our 'outstanding' rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

Details
Date posted: 21 August 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £104,401 to £115,341 a year pa
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 270-MED496
Job locations: Various, Lincoln, LN2 4BD, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
For further details please see the attached job description, alternatively please contact the team below

Person Specification
Behaviours and Values
Essential

• Willing to ensure the development, maintenance, and dissemination of the highest professional standards of practice through active participation in internal and external CPD, training and development programmes.
• Willing to comply with professional codes of practice and maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies, and issues in relation to psychiatry and wider mental health through engagement in health and justice clinical networks and communities of practice
• Reliable and accessible to colleagues within Secured Services, the Medical Directorate, and across NHFT.
• Approachable and able to demonstrate empathy, a willingness to listen to the views of colleagues, an open communication style, and receptivity to feedback.

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Full GMC Registration
• Minimum of 3 years SHO/Core Training or higher grade in psychiatry.
• Prison or forensic psychiatry experience or General Adult psychiatry experience
• Eligibility or approval under Section12 of the Mental Health Act
• Ability to provide compassionate, trauma informed care in secure settings

Desirable

• Additional Postgraduate Qualifications
• MRCPsych or equivalent
• Experience in neurodiversity / ADHD
• Approved Clinical Status or an interest in pursuing Approved Clinical Status
• Teaching, leadership or service development experience

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• The ability to provide trauma-informed clinical care, including when faced with challenging behaviour and the constraints of secured settings.
• The ability to prioritize effectively, to work in a flexible way, and to respond to change to support the needs of patients and continuity of psychiatry provision across NHFT Secured Services
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and compassionate leadership skills
• A growth mindset and willingness to learn and teach in a constructive manner, taking on board the ideas of others and working within a leadership structure.
• The ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues including those working for subcontracted services and across other disciplines.
• Sound judgement and astuteness in understanding and working with complexity
• The ability to gather and assimilate data from across secured services to support effective clinical governance and quality improvement of psychiatry service provision
• Ability to work effectively across multiple sites.

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).

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

Employer details
Employer name: Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address: Various, Lincoln, LN2 4BD, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Director, Adarsh Kaul, adarsh.kaul@nhft.nhs.uk

Details
Date posted: 21 August 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £104,401 to £115,341 a year pa
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 270-MED496
Job locations: Various, Lincoln, LN2 4BD, United Kingdom

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