Consultant Older Adult Community Psychiatrist, Lancaster & MorecambeLancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation TrustConsultant Psychiatrist - Older Adult Psychiatry, Lancaster and Morecambe (10 PAs) This post is eligible for a 5% payment of basic salary payable over 2 years 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 seeking to recruit a substantive Consultant Older Adult Psychiatrist to work with the teams in Lancaster and Morecambe.
The post is full time and the postholder will support the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT), Rapid Intervention and Treatment Team (RITT) and Memory Assessment Service (MAS).
There will be an expectation to join the Consultant On Call rota, for which additional remuneration is payable.
Main duties of the jobThe clinical component of the post is focused on the care of the patients referred to the Rapid Intervention and Treatment Team, Community Mental Health Team and Memory Assessment Service with work base in Morecambe and/or Lancaster as will be agreed during job planning.
Please see the Job Description for further details about each of these teams and the work that they do.
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 usThe 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).Study leave budget of £3000 over 3 years or up to £5000 over 3 years for newly qualified ConsultantsOpportunities to be a clinical supervisorAt 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 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.
Job responsibilitiesPlease 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 10 January 2024.
Person SpecificationQualificationsMBBS or equivalentFull GMC registration and Licence to PractiseOn GMC Specialist Register or within 6 monthsSection 12 approved or within 3 monthsAC status or within 3 monthsExperienceKnowledge, skills and experience appropriate to this roleDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
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