Specialty Doctor

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Wesham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust seeks a Specialty Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry to join the Rehabilitation Service at the Wesham Rehabilitation Unit. The post is full-time (10 PAs) and fixed-term for 2 years, with responsibilities across inpatient and community settings.

The postholder will perform psychiatric and physical health reviews, work within the multidisciplinary team, and attend weekly meetings to support SAS/Specialty Doctors development through the SAS Development Programme.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years' experience in psychiatry.
• Fully GMC registered with licence to practise.
• Section 12 Approved before starting.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric and physical health reviews.
• Support both inpatient and community settings in the rehab service.
• Work within the multidisciplinary team and attend weekly reviews.

Skills

Psychiatry

GMC Registration

Section 12 Approved

Multidisciplinary Team

Job description

We are looking to appoint a Specialty Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry to work in our Rehabilitation Service, based at the Wesham. Rehabilitation Unit. The post is full time (10 PAs) and fixed term for a period of 2-years initially.

The postholder will be required to provide medical input to the patients including psychiatric and physical health reviews.

There are both inpatient and community arms to the rehab service, and the post holder will be expected to support both settings

Additionally, the postholder will work within the multidisciplinary team, including attendance at weekly multidisciplinary review meetings.

To be eligible to apply for this post, you must possess at least 3 years' experience in psychiatry and be fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice.You are required to be 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.