Consultant Older Adult Community Psychiatrist, Lancaster & Morecambe
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant Psychiatrist - Older Adult Psychiatry, Lancaster and Morecambe (10 PAs)
This post is eligible for a 5% payment of basic salary payable over 2 years
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 job
The 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.
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 includes:
* At least 2.5 SPAs as standard for a full time post (flexibility for enhancements to support other activities).
* Study leave budget of £3000 over 3 years or up to £5000 for newly qualified Consultants.
* Opportunities to be a clinical supervisor.
We are keen to develop our Consultant workforce and nurture their areas of interest in a flexible way. We also have an active Medical Education department supporting our Consultants in becoming Clinical & Educational Supervisors.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details about this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* 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
* Knowledge, skills and experience appropriate to this role
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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