Consultant Psychiatrist, General Adult Psychiatry - Accrington

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Accrington; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Accrington is seeking a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist to join their Community Mental Health Team. The successful candidate will manage complex cases, support team members, and participate in the on-call rota. Applicants must hold full GMC registration with eligibility for the Specialist Register, along with Section 12 Approval. The organization is committed to developing its consultant workforce and offers flexible career support.

Benefits

Study leave budget of £3000 over 3 years

Opportunities to be a clinical supervisor

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the MDT with a compact caseload.
• Support and advise team members on complex cases.
• Participate in the Consultant On Call rota.

Skills

Knowledge, skills & experience appropriate to this role

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise

On GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months

Section 12 Approval or within 3 months

AC Status or within 3 months

Job description

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Psychiatrist, General Adult Psychiatry - Accrington

The closing date is 05 January 2026

Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adult Psychiatry, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley CMHT (10PA)

This post is eligible for a 5% payment of basic salary payable over 2 years

We are seeking to recruit a substantive Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry to work as part of the Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). This is a full time (10PA) post based at The Mount, Accrington. The post holder would be expected to participate on the Consultant On Call rota, for which additional remuneration would be payable.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties of the Job

The Hyndburn and Ribble Valley CMHT is one of six in Pennine Lancashire. You will be working as part of an MDT and would carry a compact caseload of the most complex and unstable cases, as well as supporting and advising other team members.

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.

About us

Working for your organisation

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).
• 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

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.

Check out our twitter accounts for examples of some exciting things we are working on via @LSCFTMedics and @LSCFTMedEd

Job responsibilities

Detailed Job Description and main responsibilities

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

The Job Description has been submitted to the Royal College of Psychiatrists for approval.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise
• On GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months
• Section 12 Approval or within 3 months
• AC Status or within 3 months

Experience

• Knowledge, skills & experience appropriate to this role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust