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Job summary

Main area
General Adult Community Psychiatry
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PAs)
Job ref
351-MED066CW-24
Employer
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
West Strand House
Town
Preston
Salary
£83,945 - £95,275 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
31/07/2024 23:59

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Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust logo

Specialist Grade Psychiatrist, General Adult Psychiatry, Preston

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade

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

Specialist Grade Psychiatrist – General Adult Psychiatry, Preston (10 PAs)

We are seeking to recruit a substantive Specialist Grade General Adult Psychiatrist to work with the Preston Community Mental Health Team (CMHT).  The post is full time and based at West Strand House in Preston.

If the successful candidate has AC status, there will be an expectation to join the Senior Medics On Call rota, for which additional remuneration is payable.  Alternatively, for those without AC status, there may be an opportunity to join the 2nd On Call rota, for which there is also additional remuneration.

Main duties of the job

Preston CMHT, which includes Preston East and Preston West CMHT provides services to the adult population of Preston. The Preston CMHT is based at West Strand House.  A range of other professionals with varying level of expertise supports the CMHT: operational managers, nurses, clinical psychologists, social workers, pharmacists, occupational therapists, administrative and secretarial staff.

The services are delivered as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) that works with individual patients. The psychological services provided are comprehensive and include a range of assessments and treatments. The Occupational Therapy services provide a wide range of opportunities for patients.

Applicants should hold full GMC registration and have a minimum of 6 years’ experience in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades.

It is a requirement that applicants are 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • Full GMC registration at Licence to Practise
  • Section 12 approved
  • AC status

Experience

Essential criteria
  • At least 12 years of experience since primary medical degree
  • At least 6 years of experience at SAS level (or equivalent)
  • Knowledge, skills and experience relevant to this role

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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 Louise Cumming
Job title
Consultant Psychiatrist and AMD
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01772 773403
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