Consultant Psychiatrist – EIS Psychiatry, South Cumbria

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Oxenholme; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust in South Cumbria is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist for the Early Intervention Service. This role offers a 10 PA position with flexibility in building a job plan to support personal interests. Applicants must hold full GMC registration and Approved Clinician Status, with additional benefits including a relocation package and a study leave budget.

Benefits

Recruitment & Retention Premia of £40k

Study leave budget of £3000 over 3 years

Relocation package of up to £8000

Qualifications

• Must hold full GMC registration.
• Expected to be eligible for entry to the Specialist Register within 6 months.
• Required to have Approved Clinician Status.

Responsibilities

• Join the On Call rota for additional remuneration.
• Participate in initial assessments of complex cases.
• Work with the multidisciplinary team without providing care coordination.

Skills

Full GMC registration

Section 12 Approved

Specialist Register eligibility

Education

Medical degree

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

Consultant Psychiatrist – Early Intervention Psychiatry, South Cumbria

RRP payment Payable

This post will attract a Recruitment & Retention Premia of £40k payable on commencement of employment.

Eligibility criteria do apply. Please note that staff currently employed by the Trust would not be eligible to apply for this recruitment and retention premia.

We are seeking to recruit a substantive Consultant Psychiatrist to work as part of the Early Intervention Service in South Cumbria. This is a 10 PA post that would be based in Kendal and Barrow in Furness.

There will be an expectation that the postholder would join the On Call rota, for which additional remuneration would be payable.

Referrals to the Early Intervention Service are made directly by the GPs, or by the Single Point of access, Assessment and Treatment Teams, Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams and Tier 4 in-patient services. The referrals are discussed in the allocation meetings and then initial assessments for suitability of EIS, in the majority of cases, are done by case managers. Consultants are involved in initial assessment of complex cases or when a treatment has to be initiated. The consultants in the team do not provide care coordination for the service users; this is provided by other members of the multidisciplinary team.

Applicants should hold full GMC registration and be included on the Specialist register of the GMC or they should be eligible for entry to the Specialist Register within 6 months of the interview date.

It is a requirement that applicants are Section 12 Approved at the time of commencing employment and have or are eligible to have Approved Clinician Status. Remuneration will be as set out in the terms of the New Consultant Contract according to previous experience.

The role:

• At least 2.5 SPAs as standard for a full time post (we would be flexible in looking at enhancements to support other activities that support the wider ambitions of the Trust).
• Excellent peer support group
• Study leave budget of £3000 over 3 years or up to £5000 over 3 years for newly qualified Consultants
• Opportunities to be a clinical supervisor
• Relocation package available of up to £8000.

At our Trust, we're really keen to develop our Consultant workforce and nurture their areas of interest in a flexible way where possible. Come and have a chat with us about what your special interest or development area and build a suitable job plan with us.

We also have an extremely active Medical Education department and support our Consultants in becoming Clinical & Educational Supervisors and nurturing their interests in this area. There are also opportunities to have a role in Digital Leadership if this is a passion for any of our Consultants.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details about this post.

This advert closes on Wednesday 15 Oct 2025