Professional Record

Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist
Period: 01/08/2020 – Present
Specialty: Male Medium Secure High Dependency, Psychiatry for Learning Disability (Oct 2021 – 6 months)
Employer: Priory Group – Llanarth Court Hospital, Usk

Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist
Period: 16/11/2019 – 31/07/2020 (8.5 months)
Specialty: Male Low Secure
Employer: Priory Group – Llanarth Court Hospital, Usk

Acting Medical Director & Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist
Period: 10/04/2018 – 15/11/2019 (1 year 7 months)
Specialty: Low Secure Female & Male – Personality Disorder
Employer: Priory Group – Ty Catrin Unit, Cardiff

Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist
Period: 05/09/2012 – 09/04/2018 (5 years 7 months)
Specialty: Low Secure Male, Medium Secure Female
Employer: Priory Group – Llanarth Court Hospital, Usk

Academic Contributions

  • Published paper in The Psychiatrist Journal on changes in diagnoses prior to admission to medium security units.

  • Poster presentations at major conferences, including Forensic Psychiatry and the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

  • Author of student handbook "Code of Conduct During Clinical Clerkship" at Colombo Medical Faculty.

Key Responsibilities & Experience

  • Inpatient Management: Experienced in managing complex mentally disordered patients in both inpatient and community settings, providing leadership to multi-disciplinary teams, conducting audits, and overseeing clinical guidelines.

  • Expert Court Evidence: Extensive experience writing reports for Mental Health Review Tribunals and criminal and civil court proceedings. I have provided expert evidence in cases such as murder, arson, and child care proceedings.

  • Community Work: Skilled in assessing complex patients referred from psychiatric services and working collaboratively with community psychiatric services for positive outcomes.

  • Multi-agency Collaboration: Active participant in Multi-Agency Public Protection Authority (MAPPA) and other community safety programs, liaising with probation, police, and social services to manage public risk.

  • Medical Member for Mental Health Review Tribunal: Involved in ongoing training and contributing to legal frameworks for discharge planning and community management of inpatients.