Consultant Psychiatrists - CAMHS, Blackpool (2 posts)

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization is seeking two Consultant Psychiatrists to join the Fylde and Wyre CAMHS Team in Blackpool. This full-time role offers a salary with additional recruitment and retention premia, opportunities for professional development, and a supportive work environment. Applicants should have full GMC registration and experience in children and young people's mental health services. Join us in shaping the future of mental health services for young people.

Benefits

Study leave budget of £3000 over 3 years

Excellent peer support group

Relocation package available

Opportunities to be a clinical supervisor

Qualifications

• Must hold full GMC registration and be included on the Specialist Register.
• 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

• Participate on the Consultant On Call rota with additional remuneration.
• Lead member of the community children and young people's mental health service.
• Flexibility in supporting wider ambitions of the Trust.

Education

Full GMC registration

Eligible for Specialist Register

Section 12 Approved

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

Consultant Psychiatrist – CAMHS, Blackpool (10PA) – Two posts

*RRP payment Payable*

This post will attract a Recruitment & Retention Premia, please see below for details.

We are seeking to recruit two substantive Consultant Psychiatrists to join the Fylde and Wyre CAMHS Team, based at Whitegate Drive Health Centre in Blackpool. The posts are full time (10PA).

In addition, we would also like to offer the successful applicant a place on our ‘Safety and Improvement Fellowship’ programme. In LSCft, we have worked in collaboration with Lancaster University and Matthew Syed Consulting to create a development programme that will build upon the skills and experience you have developed so far in the improvement and enable you to take it to a much deeper level. The cost of this programme will be funded by the Trust.

The postholder will be expected to participate on the Consultant On Call rota, for which additional remuneration will be payable.

The post holders will be leading members of a well-established, community children and young people’s mental health service. One post is newly created as a result of the Children and Young Peoples (CYP) transformation. Therefore this would be an exciting time to join the team.

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.

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).
• Excellent peer support group
• 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
• £40k premia payable on commencement
• Relocation package available.

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.

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

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.

This advert closes on Monday 6 Oct 2025