Job summary
Specialty Doctor - General Adult Psychiatry, Royal Preston Hospital (6PA)
We are seeking to recruit a Specialty Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry for a fixed term period of 9 months to work with the Central Home Treatment Team. The post is part time (6PA) and will be based at Royal Preston Hospital, Preston.
Main duties of the job
The clinical component of the post is focussed on the assessment of patients referred to the HTT at service users homes and in clinic, including contribution to the CPA process and to provide for mental health needs for patients including prescribing and review of medications.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details about this post.
Interviews for this post will take place during the morning of Thursday 26 May.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details about this post.
Interviews for this post will take place during the morning of Thursday 26 May.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise
- Section 12 approved or within 3 months
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and experience appropriate 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 and experience appropriate 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.
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
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.
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).
