Consultant Psychiatrist, General Adult Psychiatry - Nelson

apartmentLancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust placeNelson calendar_month 

Job overview

Consultant Psychiatrist – General Adult Psychiatry, Pendle CMHT (10PA)

We are seeking to recruit a substantive Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry to work as part of the Pendle Community Mental Health Team. This is a full time (10PA) post based at Pendle House, Nelson. The post holder would be expected to participate on the Consultant On Call rota, for which additional remuneration would be payable.

Main duties of the job

The Pendle CMHT is one of six in Pennine Lancashire. You will be working as part of an MDT and would carry a compact caseload of the most complex and unstable cases, as well as supporting and advising other team members.

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
  • Study leave budget of £3000 over 3 years or up to £5000 over 3 years for newly qualified Consultants
  • Opportunities to be a clinical supervisor
  • 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. There are also opportunities to have a role in Digital Leadership if this is a passion for any of our Consultants.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

The Job Description for this post has been submitted to the Royal College of Psychiatrists for approval.

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 for this post

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