Professor in Forensic Psychiatry

UCL is a world leading institution, ranked first for research power in Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience by the UK’s Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021), with more than two thirds of our research in these areas rated as world-leading (4*).

The UCL Division of Psychiatry, situated within the Faculty of Brain Sciences, is internationally renowned for its multi-disciplinary research perspective that aims to address clinical problems to achieve benefits for people and public health using insights from basic science. We encourage joint projects within and outside our faculty and this provides exciting opportunities for applying novel ideas and methods to psychiatric problems. Our research is wide ranging, covering mental health, neuroscience, palliative care, epidemiology and applied clinical research.

The Division, led by Prof. Elvira Bramon, is one of the largest departments specialising in mental health research in the UK with over 200 staff. It has an active research programme with funding from NIHR, MRC, ESRC, and medical charities including the Wellcome Trust and Alzheimer’s UK. (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/psychiatry).

Come and join our team and help us drive forward the field of mental health research and education.

About the role

The postholder will lead their own in research in Forensic Psychiatry and promote collaboration across disciplinary boundaries within UCL. The postholder is expected to attract, mentor, and support clinical and non-clinical early career researchers. The postholder will be expected to contribute to the overall scientific mission of UCL, working with colleagues across psychiatry, psychology, neuroscience and beyond. The post will include specialist teaching duties on undergraduate and postgraduate non-clinical and professional courses and the supervision of research students and junior staff. There is extensive IT and professional support for teaching within UCL.

The postholder will have an honorary consultant psychiatrist appointment with North London NHS Foundation Trust and will carry out clinical duties in Forensic Psychiatry amounting to 5 NHS Programmed Activities.

Appointment details:

• The post is graded on the (Consultant Clinical Academic scale), the annual salary for which ranges from £105,504 to £139,882, according to seniority, plus £2,162 London Allowance) 1 FTE (10 PAs).
• The appointment is available from (January 2026).

About you

• You are an experienced Forensic Psychiatrist with proven ability to conduct research and deliver excellent teaching. You will either have GMC registration (if working in the UK) or will be expected to successfully obtain GMC registration and a licence to practice at the required grade prior to starting in post.
• You will also hold Approved Clinician status and be qualified to act as a Responsible Clinician to fulfil your NHS honorary contract.
• If a UK-based candidate, you should be a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (or equivalent) and registered with their CPD programme and in good standing. Non-UK candidates should demonstrate compliance with the comparative requirements of their clinical training system.
• If a UK-based candidate, you will have experience in work-place based assessments of doctors in training.
• Proven ability and commitment to carry out high quality original research, leading to publication in peer-reviewed journals. Proven ability to win research grants and to support others doing so.

Application process:

• A full job description and person specification can be accessed on UCL’s website with job reference B02-09373
• The advert will close midnight on 30th November 2025
• Interviews will be held in the afternoon on 18th December 2025 . 

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