Specialist Psychiatrist - General Adult HBTT

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Preston is seeking a Specialist Psychiatrist to join the Central Lancashire Home Treatment Team for a full-time role. This position entails working within the community, focusing on preventing hospital admissions. The candidate must possess full GMC registration and a minimum of 6 years' relevant experience. This is a fixed-term position for 12 months with potential on-call responsibilities. The position is part of an innovative development program for SAS professionals.

Qualifications

• Must hold full GMC registration.
• At least 6 years of relevant specialty experience is required.
• Must be section 12 approved at the time of employment.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Central Lancashire Home Treatment Team.
• Support service users within their own homes and community.
• Provide a 24/7 service to prevent hospital admissions.

Skills

Full GMC registration

Minimum 6 years’ experience in a relevant specialty

Section 12 approved

Job description

A Vacancy at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

Specialist Psychiatrist - General Adult Psychiatry, Preston (10PA)

We are seeking to recruit a Specialist Psychiatrist (Specialist Grade) to work with the Central Lancashire Home Treatment Team (HTT), based at the Avondale Unit, Royal Preston Hospital. This post is full time (10 PA) and for a fixed term of 12 months initially.

There may be the opportunity for the postholder to join one of the On‑Call rotas if they hold the necessary qualification and registration. Additional remuneration would be payable for this.

The Central Lancashire Home Treatment Team provides a 24/7 service for people in the Central Lancashire area with the main emphasis on preventing hospital admission where appropriate, preventing unnecessary 136 detentions and attendances at A&E departments. Working holistically to support service users within their own homes and remaining in the community as per evidence‑based practice, the post carries no responsibility for inpatients.

Applicants must have:

• Full GMC registration
• Minimum 6 years’ experience in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades
• Section 12 approved at the time of commencing employment

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust are proud of our fantastic SAS Development Programme, which is a great source of development for our Doctors. We have an active SAS Forum which meets on a regular basis to discuss operational and professional issues to support SAS/Specialty Doctors.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details about this post. The Job Description has been submitted to the Royal College of Psychiatrists for approval.

This advert closes on Thursday 26 Feb 2026.