Consultant Psychiatrist, Intellectual Disability - Pennine Lancashire

Job summary

Consultant Psychiatrist - Intellectual Disability, Pennine Lancashire (10PA)*Golden Hello payment Payable*This post is eligible for a 5% payment of basic salary payable over 2 years. We are seeking to recruit a substantive Consultant Psychiatrist to work as part of the Community Intellectual Disability teams in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale (BPR) and Hyndburn/Ribble Valley (HRV). The post is full time (10 PAs). This is a newly created post which will work alongside and be supported by the Specialist Doctor working across Pennine but mainly based in Blackburn.There is no On Call commitment for this post.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have the following important clinical responsibilities:Assessment and treatment of people with learning disabilities with additional mental health difficulties, including mental illness, autism, challenging behaviour and forensic needs, who are referred to the learning disability service.Assessment of patients referred to the service at service users\'' homes and in clinic.Advice and consultancy where appropriate to the Community Learning Disability Team and other colleagues.Support, including supervision where appropriate to non-medical prescribing colleagues, including the nurse prescribers.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 (flexible in considering enhancements to support other activities that support the wider ambitions of the Trust).Excellent peer support groupStudy leave budget of £3000 over 3 years or up to £5000 over 3 years for newly qualified ConsultantsOpportunities to be a clinical supervisorRelocation 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 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 LSCFT Medics and LSCFT MedEd

Details

Date posted: 26 August 2025Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staffGrade: ConsultantSalary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year per annumContract: PermanentWorking pattern: Full-timeReference number: 351-MED032SS-25-CJob locations: Darwen Resource Centre, Albert Street, Darwen, BB3 1AY

Job description and person specification

Please 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 4 October 2024.

Qualifications

MBBS or equivalentFull GMC registration and Licence to PractiseOn GMC Specialist Register or eligible within 6 months of interviewSection 12 approvedAC status or within 6 months of interview

Experience

Knowledge, skills and experience relevant to this post

Other checks and sponsorship

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, Darwen Resource Centre, Albert Street, Darwen, BB3 ..... full job details .....