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Main area
General Adult Inpatient Psychiatry
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PAs)
Job ref
351-MED001PN-23-L
Employer
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Whalley Inpatient Unit
Town
Whalley
Salary
£93,666 - £126,281 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust logo

Consultant Psychiatrist, General Inpatient Psychiatry - Whalley

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

As an integrated Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust, Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:

  • Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
  • Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
  • Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, Psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, flexi-time and career breaks.

For more information on Medical posts at LSCFT and to see some of our videos of Consultants currently working at LSCFT, please visit our medical recruitment pages via Lancashire & South Cumbria Medical Recruitment.

 

Job overview

Consultant Psychiatrist – General Adult Inpatient Psychiatry, Whalley (10PA)

*RRP payment Payable*

This post will attract a Recruitment & Retention Premia for 3 years as follows:

20% of basic salary in the first 12 months

15% of basic salary in the second 12 months

10% of basic salary in the third 12 months

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.

We are really excited to advertise these BRAND NEW posts which were introduced to be based at the Whalley Inpatient Unit which opened at the end of 2023. The Trust is seeking two substantive, full time Consultant Psychiatrists to join the General Adult Psychiatry team in Pennine Lancashire.  The wards at Whalley will provide inpatient treatment for patients with moderate and severe mental health difficulties.  The post holders will carry no responsibility for outpatient work.

You will be expected to participate on the Consultant On Call rota, for which additional remuneration will be paid.

Main duties of the job

The Whalley site comprises of two acute 12 bed wards and an 8 bed Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit in the well-known village of Whalley, in the Ribble Valley in Lancashire. 2 Consultants will work across the unit, each most likely taking responsibility for a 12 bedded acute ward and half of the PICU patients.  The Consultant will provide Medical Leadership to the inpatient MDT and will work with a Specialty Doctor and Junior Doctors.  The Multi-disciplinary Team will be made up of the Mental Health Nursing team, Pharmacists, Psychologists and Occupational Therapists with input from Social Workers from the relevant Local Authority.

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.

Working for our organisation

The 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
  • Opportunities to be a clinical supervisor
  • Study leave budget of £3000 over 3 years or up to £5000 over 3 years for newly qualified Consultants
  • Relocation package available.

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.

Check out our twitter accounts for examples of some exciting things we are working on via @LSCFTMedics and @LSCFTMedEd

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details about this post.  

The Job Description was approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists on 23 March 2023.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise
  • On GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months
  • Section 12 approved or within 3 months
  • AC status or within 3 months

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge, skills and experience appropriate to this role

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare Leaver CovenantStep into healthDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Euan Robertson
Job title
Consultant Psychiatrist and AMD
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01282 657339
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