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Consultant Psychiatrist, General Inpatient Psychiatry - Whalley

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

RRP payment Payable

This post will attract a Recruitment & Retention Premia of £40k payable on commencement of employment.

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 excited to advertise these posts 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 in 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-bedded wards and an 8-bed Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit in the well-known village of Whalley, in the Ribble Valley in Lancashire. Two Consultants will work across the unit, each 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.

About us

The role :

• At least 2.5 SPAs as standard for a full-time post (flexibility in looking at enhancements to support other activities that support the wider ambitions of the Trust).
• 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.

At our Trust, we're 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 your special interest or development area and build a suitable job plan with us.

We also have an active Medical Education department and support our Consultants in becoming Clinical & Educational Supervisors and nurturing their interests in this area.

Job 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

Experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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