Consultant Psychiatrist, Intellectual Disability - Pennine Lancashire

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Darwen; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A health foundation in the UK is looking for a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Community Intellectual Disability teams. The role includes assessing and treating individuals with learning disabilities and offering consultancy to teams. Ideal candidates must hold GMC registration and have approved clinician status. The position offers excellent support and development opportunities, including study leave budgets and relocation assistance.

Benefits

Study leave budget up to £5,000

Relocation package

Qualifications

• Applicants should hold full GMC registration.
• Must be Section 12 Approved at the time of commencing employment.
• Eligible for entry to the Specialist Register within 6 months of the interview date.

Responsibilities

• Assessment and treatment of people with learning disabilities.
• Advice and consultancy for the Community Learning Disability Team.
• Support and supervision for non-medical prescribing colleagues.

Skills

GMC registration

Approved Clinician Status

Assessment and treatment of learning disabilities

Education

Full GMC registration

Specialist register eligibility

Job description

Vacancy at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Psychiatrist – Intellectual Disability, Pennine Lancashire (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 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.

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.

Qualifications and Requirements

• 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.
• Applicants must be Section 12 Approved at the time of commencing employment and have or be 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 (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 £3,000 over 3 years or up to £5,000 over 3 years for newly qualified Consultants.
• Opportunities to be a clinical supervisor.
• Relocation package available.

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 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. The Job Description was approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists on 4 October 2024.

This advert closes on Monday 24 Nov 2025.