Consultant Psychiatrist, General Adult Psychiatry - Blackburn

NHS; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Blackburn is seeking a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist to lead a Multi Disciplinary Team providing 24/7 service. The role requires full GMC registration and involves assessing patients and on-call duties. It offers development opportunities and supportive work environment for special interests. The successful candidate will work with an active medical education department and have access to a study leave budget.

Benefits

Study leave budget up to £5000 over 3 years

Opportunities to be a clinical supervisor

Flexible enhancements supporting wider ambitions of the Trust

Responsibilities

• Lead a Multi Disciplinary Team providing a 24/7 service.
• Assess new patients and carry out follow up reviews.
• Participate on the Consultant On Call rota.

Skills

Knowledge, skills and experience appropriate to this role

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Full GMC registration and 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

Overview

Go back Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Main duties / Responsibilities

You will lead a Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT) that provides a 24/7 service for people in the Blackburn, Darwen and Hyndburn area. The main clinical duties are arranged around assessing new patients and carrying out follow up reviews. The postholder will carry no responsibility for inpatients. The post is based at Daisyfield Mill, Blackburn, and is full time (10PA). The postholder will also be expected to participate on the Consultant On Call rota, for which additional remuneration is payable.

The closing date is 15 October 2025

We are seeking to recruit a Consultant Psychiatrist to work as part of the Pennine West Home Treatment Team (HTT).

Applicants should hold full GMC registration and be included on the Specialist register of the GMC or 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

The role:

• At least 2.5 SPAs as standard for a full time post (flexible 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 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 your special interest or development area and build a suitable job plan with us. We also have an active Medical Education department and support our Consultants in becoming Clinical & Educational Supervisors and nurturing their interests in this area. There are 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

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

The Job Description was approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists on 26 May 2023

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• Full GMC registration and 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 and 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