Consultant Psychiatrist - OA Inpatients *enhanced recruitment premia

NHS; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment premia £40k

Flexible working options

Study leave budget (£3000 over 3 years

Clinical supervision opportunities

Part-time / job-share options

Job summary

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist for Older Adult Inpatients at The Harbour, Blackpool. This is a substantive, full-time post (10 PAs) with a recruitment premia on commencement.

The post offers flexible working arrangements, including part-time options, and supports clinical supervision, study leave, and a progressive job plan to suit service needs.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent is required.
• Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise required.
• On GMC Specialist Register or must be eligible within 6 months of interview.
• Section 12 approved or within 3 months.
• AC status or within 3 months.

Responsibilities

• Responsible Clinician for a defined caseload.
• Assessment of patients referred by the community teams and responsibility for admissions at The Harbour Hospital.
• Out-of-Hours Cover.

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise

On GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months

Section 12 approved or within 3 months

AC status or within 3 months

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist - OA Inpatients *enhanced recruitment premia

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area Older Adult Inpatient Psychiatry Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PAs) Job ref 351-MED059FC-25-I

Site The Harbour Town Blackpool Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 06/12/2026 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.

Consultant Psychiatrist - Older Adult Inpatients, Blackpool

We are keen to hear from colleagues who want to work flexibly and discuss a job plan that would work for them and the service, including part time working

*RRP payment Payable*

This post will attract a Recruitment & Retention Premia of £40k (subject to tax and NI) payable on commencement of employment.

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 excited to launch the recruitment of this substantive Consultant Psychiatrist role at The Harbour, Blackpool. You will be a Consultant Psychiatrist in Older Adult Psychiatry and will become a leading member of the well established, in-patient, multidisciplinary teams based at The
Harbour.

The post is permanent and full time (10PA).

Flexible Job Plan option

We're really keen to ‘think outside the box’ and support interested applicants who may be considering a part time or job share option for this post.

Please don't hesitate to get in touch with us to discuss further, if you're looking to work less than full time.

Main duties of the job

Your role as Consultant Psychiatrist will have the following important clinical responsibilities:

• Responsible Clinician for a defined caseload.
• Assessment of patients referred by the community teams and responsibility for any admissions at the Harbour Hospital.
• Out-of-Hours Cover.

The role will involve assessment, diagnosis and treatment, ensuring that physical health is considered alongside psychological and social issues.

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 Harbour is located just off the M55 and therefore enjoys good transport links to Preston and other parts of Lancashire. For those using publictransport, there are regular services to Blackpool and other parts of the Fylde Coast, as well as a regular service to Preston.

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 for this post has been submitted to the Royal College of Psychiatrists for approval.

Person specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise
• On 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

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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.