Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Specialty Doctor – Older Adult Inpatient Psychiatry, Blackpool (10PA)

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Job summary

Specialty Doctor - Older Adult Inpatient Psychiatry, Blackpool (10PA)

We are seeking to recruit a substantive Specialty Doctor in Older Adult Psychiatry to work at The Harbour. This is a substantive, full time (10PA) post.

The Harbour In-patient Hospital, Blackpool opened in April 2015 providing the major portion of in-patient services for adult mental health services. This provides modern, comfortable and age appropriate in- patient facilities for both working-age and older adults from Lancashire requiring in-patient hospital care.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of this post is to provide medical input to the Older Adult wards at The Harbour. The requirement is for both direct care and advice/consultancy to members of the team, GPs and other practitioners. The setting in which patients are seen reflects their needs. The post holder will be expected to adopt a collaborative multidisciplinary approach to patient care according to the principles of new ways of working.

The post holder has 9 Direct Clinical Care sessions and is supported by existing Consultants.

In-patient services provides support and treatment for patients suffering from severe and enduring mental illness. The team is multidisciplinary with input from CPNs, Psychologists, OTs and support workers.

There is close working relationships with in patient, RITT and CMHT Consultants and all the doctors meet for their PDP and Peer group meetings regularly.

There may be the opportunity to join the On Call rota, for which additional remuneration is available.

About us

To be eligible to apply for this post, you must possess at least 3 year's experience in psychiatry and be fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice. Ideally, you will be Section 12 Approved, or eligible for approval at the time of commencing employment.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust are proud of our fantastic SAS Development Programme, which is a great source of development for our Doctors. We have an active SAS Forum which meets on a regular basis to discuss operational and professional issues to support SAS/Specialty Doctors.

Date posted

18 March 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£52,530 to £82,400 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-MED036FC-24

Job locations

The Harbour

Windmill Rise

Blackpool

FY4 4FE

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent
Full GMC registration and licence to practise
Section 12 approved or within 3 months

Experience

Essential

Knowledge, skills and experience relevant to this post

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent
Full GMC registration and licence to practise
Section 12 approved or within 3 months

Experience

Essential

Knowledge, skills and experience relevant to this post

Disclosure 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.

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Harbour

Windmill Rise

Blackpool

FY4 4FE

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Harbour

Windmill Rise

Blackpool

FY4 4FE

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)