About us

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*).

UCL has a vibrant successful community of mental health researchers undertaking research to the highest academic standards that is designed to improve the treatment, understanding, and prevention of mental health problems. Mental health is a priority for UCL that has awarded funding for the UCL Grand Challenge in Mental Health and Well-Being led by Prof Essi Viding and Prof Argyris Stringaris.

The candidate will be based in the UCL Division of Psychiatry. The Division, with over 200 staff and led by Prof. Elvira Bramon, is one of the largest departments specialising in mental health research in the UK. It has an active research programme with funding from NIHR, MRC, ESRC, and medical charities including the Wellcome Trust and Alzheimer’s UK. Our research programme is wide-ranging and has strengths that include health services and translational research into psychosis, depression, dementia, intellectual disability and a range of approaches from social sciences to neuroimaging and genomics (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 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 education duties particularly on undergraduate and postgraduate non-clinical and professional courses and the supervision of research students and junior staff. There is IT and professional support for teaching within UCL. The research and education duties amount to 5 weekly Programmed Activities (PAs).

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.

• The post is graded on the Consultant Clinical Academic scale, the annual salary for which ranges from £109,725 to £145,478 according to seniority, plus £2,162 (London Allowance) for 1 FTE (10 PA).
• The appointment is available from July 2026.
• Any offer of employment will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
• Salary on appointment is subject to seniority and experience.

Application process

• A full job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
• Please submit a CV and use the personal statement section to explain how you meet each essential and desirable criteria outlined in the person specification.
• Please do not upload additional documents (transcripts, papers, or other reports).
• Please do not upload your photograph on your application / CV.
• Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed by an Advisory Appointments Committee (AAC).
• The advertisement will close at midnight on 31st May 2026
• Interviews will be held in the afternoon of Wednesday 24th June 2026

Customer advert reference: B02-10539