Consultant Psychiatrist, Intellectual Disability - Pennine Lancashire

LSCft; Darwen; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study leave budget £3,000–£5,000

Flexible working patterns

Job summary

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Consultant Psychiatrist to lead Community Intellectual Disability services in Burnley, Pendle, Rossendale and Hyndburn/Ribble Valley. The post is full-time (10 PAs) and based primarily in Blackburn with flexible working possibilities.

Applicants should have GMC registration and Specialist Register status or eligibility, and meet Section 12 and Approved Clinician requirements. Salary £113,565–£150,569 per annum, with NHS terms.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent.
• Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise.
• On GMC Specialist Register or eligible within 6 months of interview.
• Section 12 approved.
• AC status or within 6 months of interview.

Responsibilities

• Assessment and treatment of people with learning disabilities with additional mental health difficulties.
• Assessment of patients referred to the service at service users' homes and in clinic.
• Advice and consultancy where appropriate to the Community Learning Disability Team and other colleagues.
• Support, including supervision where appropriate to non-medical prescribing colleagues, including the nurse prescribers.

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist, Intellectual Disability - Pennine Lancashire

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area Community Intellectual Disability Psychiatry Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (PAs) Job ref 351-MED032SS-25-O

Site Darwen Resource Centre Town Darwen Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 21/10/2026 23:59

As an integrated Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust, Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:

• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
• Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, Psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, flexi-time and career breaks.

We are seeking to recruit a substantive Consultant Psychiatrist to work as part of the Community Intellectual Disability teams in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale (BPR) and Hyndburn/Ribble Valley (HRV). The post is full time (10 PAs). This is a newly created post which will work alongside and be supported by the Specialist Doctor working across Pennine but mainly based in Blackburn.

There is no On Call commitment for this post.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have the following important clinical responsibilities:

• Assessment and treatment of people with learning disabilities with additional mental health difficulties, including mental illness, autism, challenging behaviour and forensic needs, who are referred to the learning disability service.
• Assessment of patients referred to the service at service users' homes and in clinic.
• Advice and consultancy where appropriate to the Community Learning Disability Team and other colleagues.
• Support, including supervision where appropriate to non-medical prescribing colleagues, including the nurse prescribers.

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.

Working for our 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

Detailed job description and main 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 4 October 2024.

Person specification

Qualifications

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

Experience

• Knowledge, skills and experience relevant to this post

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.