Specialist Psychiatrist - Older Adults, Blackpool | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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

Job summary

A healthcare foundation in Blackpool is looking for a full-time Specialist Psychiatrist in Older Adult Psychiatry. The role involves providing leadership and managing care for older adult patients. Candidates must have Approved Clinician status and experience in psychiatry. This permanent position offers additional remuneration for On Call duties and is part of a supportive working environment with development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must have Approved Clinician (AC) status or be eligible for it with 7 years of experience.
• More than 1 year of practice after S12(2) approval required.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical leadership and oversee governance processes.
• Lead assessments with the MDT for patient transfers.
• Deliver clinical leadership for up to 16 patients.

Skills

Approved Clinician status

Experience in psychiatry

Clinical leadership

Job description

Specialist Psychiatrist - Older Adult Psychiatry, Blackpool (10PA)

We are seeking to recruit a Specialist Grade Psychiatrist to work in Older Adult Inpatient Psychiatry based at The Harbour. This post is full time (10 PA) and permanent.

The postholder may be able to contribute to the On Call rota, for which additional remuneration will be paid.

This post will make up a complement of 4.0 WTE senior psychiatrists supporting the four older adult inpatient wards at The Harbour. The post holder will provide medical leadership, in co‑production with the ward manager of the governance processes and operations of Austen Ward.

The post holder will also lead assessments with the MDT when referrals are made for transfer of service users from adult mental health wards to this unit; this is typically less than one a week.

The post holder will provide senior clinical leadership of care to up to 16 patients shared between female dementia and female advanced care wards (Austen and Bronte).

Applicants must also have Approved Clinician (AC) status/approval and be on the AC Register or be eligible for AC approval (7 years of experience in psychiatry, with more than 1 year of practice after S12(2) approval).

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

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.

This advert closes on Sunday 21 Dec 2025.