Specialist Psychiatrist - General Adult Psychiatry

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Specialist Psychiatrist to work with the Central Lancashire Home Treatment Team based at the Avondale Unit, Royal Preston Hospital. This full-time role (10 PA) is fixed-term for 12 months, focusing on providing a holistic 24/7 service to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and support service users in their homes. Candidates must have a full GMC registration and a minimum of 6 years’ relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years' experience in a relevant specialty.
• Full GMC registration is required.
• Section 12 Approved at the time of employment.

Responsibilities

• Provide a 24/7 service to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.
• Work holistically to support service users in their own homes.
• Collaborate with the Central Lancashire Home Treatment Team.

Skills

Full GMC registration

Experience in a relevant specialty

Section 12 Approved

Job description

Overview

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

Requirements

• Full GMC registration
• Minimum of 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

Working for our organisation

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 note that further communication from LSCFT will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCFT to contact them. Please ensure that you read the person specification as your application will be measured against this document. If you use AI to assist with your application, you must declare this. Undeclared use may result in withdrawal. Please ensure your application reflects your own skills and experiences. While AI tools can assist, they may produce generic or inaccurate content. We encourage you to provide personal examples that demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria.

DBS and Compliance

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Role details

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.

On-call

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.