Consultant Psychiatrist, General Adult Psychiatry - Accrington

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The closing date is 15 September 2025

Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adult Psychiatry, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley CMHT (10PA)This post is eligible for a 5% payment of basic salary payable over 2 yearsWe are seeking to recruit a substantive Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry to work as part of the Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). This is a full time (10PA) post based at The Mount, Accrington. 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

Main Duties of the JobThe Hyndburn and Ribble Valley 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.About us

Working for your organisationThe 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 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 and 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.Check out our twitter accounts for examples of some exciting things we are working on via @LSCFTMedics and @LSCFTMedEdJob responsibilities

Detailed Job Description and main responsibilitiesPlease 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

MBBS or equivalentFull GMC Registration with Licence to PractiseOn GMC Specialist Register or within 6 monthsSection 12 Approval or within 3 monthsAC Status or within 3 monthsExperience

Knowledge, skills and experience appropriate to this roleDisclosure 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 and South Cumbria NHS Foundation ..... full job details .....