Dr Tolulope Fajumi

• Provide comprehensive psychiatric assessment and treatment via telehealth for immigration detainees presenting with complex mental health conditions including adjustment disorders, substance-induced psychosis, schizophrenia, and trauma-related presentations. Conduct crisis interventions, emergency risk assessments, and coordinate acute psychiatric transfers to emergency departments. Deliver culturally sensitive psychiatric care within government detention framework, including fitness for detention evaluations and mental health considerations for immigration proceedings.

Expert Tribunal Member providing specialist forensic psychiatric expertise in statutory review processes under the Mental Health Act NSW.

• Provided expert psychiatric opinion on capacity, treatment compliance, and community safety
• Educated legal members on complex psychiatric and forensic concepts

• Provide comprehensive psychiatric assessment and treatment for current and ex-serving uniformed personnel including Australian Defence Force (ADF). Conduct specialised assessments for complex trauma presentations including PTSD, treatment-resistant depression, and substance use disorders.
• Lead psychiatric assessments for innovative ketamine therapy program, determining patient suitability and monitoring treatment response for treatment-resistant mental health conditions.
• Deliver trauma-informed psychiatric care within specialised clinic framework designed for military populations.

• Led multidisciplinary rehabilitation programs
• Focused on recovery-oriented approaches to mental health care
• Collaborated with community services to support successful transitions
• Managed caseloads efficiently while maintaining high-quality patient care standards by employing time management skills and prioritizing critical tasks effectively.
• Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based treatment plans and psychotherapy techniques.
• Prescribed, directed and administered psychotherapeutic treatments or medications to treat various mental, behavioural
• Served as a mentor for medical students and supervisor of registrars guiding their professional development in psychiatry through hands-on learning experiences.

Senior Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist responsible for comprehensive medicolegal assessments and expert witness services across NSW. Managed 10 forensic male patients and 30 high-risk civil patients at the Kestrel Medium Secure Unit, providing statewide forensic psychiatric expertise.

Key Medicolegal Responsibilities:

• Conducted extensive court-ordered psychiatric assessments for fitness to plead, criminal responsibility, and sentencing purposes
• Provided expert psychiatric evidence in District and Supreme Courts across NSW
• Authored comprehensive forensic psychiatric reports addressing diminished responsibility, mental state defences, and risk assessment
• Developed and implemented the statewide medium secure assessment panel, streamlining forensic patient referral processes
• Conducted violence risk assessments using structured professional judgment tools
• Provided expert consultation on complex forensic cases involving mentally ill offenders

Clinical Leadership:

• Led multidisciplinary forensic mental health team managing high-risk offender populations
• Supervised psychiatric registrars in forensic assessment techniques and court report writing
• Mentored junior medical staff in expert witness skills and courtroom procedures

• Management of sub-acute forensic male patients transitioning to the community

Specialized Forensic Training at Ashworth Hospital (High Security) and medium secure units, developing core medicolegal competencies.

Court and Legal Experience:

• Completed extensive training in forensic psychiatric assessment and court report writing
• Authored numerous court reports addressing fitness to plead, diminished responsibility, and sentencing factors
• Provided expert psychiatric evidence in Crown Courts across Northwest England
• Gained expertise in UK mental health legislation and criminal justice interfaces
• Developed proficiency in structured risk assessment tools and violence prediction

Clinical Exposure:

• Managed complex forensic cases involving serious violent and sexual offences
• Worked extensively in prison settings (HMP Preston, Styal Women's Prison, HMP Hindley)
• Treated patients with treatment-resistant mental illness in secure environments