Consultant Psychiatrist, General Adult Psychiatry - Lancaster

NHS; Morecambe; On-site; GBP 78,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist for a substantive post within the Lancaster and Morecambe Community Mental Health Team. This full-time role includes working collaboratively with two other Consultants and offers opportunities for further development and specialization in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Study leave budget of £3000 over 3 years

Flexible job plan to develop special interests

Opportunities to become a clinical supervisor

Qualifications

• Eligible for GMC Specialist Register within 6 months.
• Must have Section 12 approval or obtain it within 3 months.
• Ability to achieve Approved Clinician status within 3 months.

Responsibilities

• Work with the CMHT and the inpatient ward.
• Join the Consultant On Call rota.
• Supervise clinical activities and potential Digital Leadership.

Skills

Knowledge of mental health

Clinical skills

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Full GMC registration

Job description

Go back Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Psychiatrist, General Adult Psychiatry - Lancaster

The closing date is 02 July 2025

Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adult Psychiatry, Lancaster and Morecambe (10 PAs)

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

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 General Adult Psychiatrist to work with in a sector based role between the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) for Lancaster and Morecambe, and the Inpatient Ward at The Orchard, Lancaster. The post is full time.

There will be an expectation to join the Consultant On Call rota, for which additional remuneration is payable.

Main duties of the job

The Lancaster and Morecambe Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) is based at Victoria House in Morecambe. The postholder would work with this team for approximately 0.6 wte of this role, with the remaining 0.4 wte spent with the inpatient team at The Orchard, Lancaster. You would be joining two other Consultant colleagues.

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

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

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 14 February 2024.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise
• On the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months
• Section 12 approved or within 3 months
• AC status or within 3 months

Experience

• Knowledge, skills and experience relevant 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