Specialty Doctor - Early Intervention Service, Chorley

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Specialty Doctor, Early Intervention (EIS) Psychiatry - Chorley (6PA)

We are looking to recruit a Specialty Doctor to join the Early Intervention Service, based at Euxton Lodge, Chorley. The post is part time (6PA) and fixed term until 1 August 2023. The EIS in Central Lancashire is one of four teams that cover the whole of Lancashire. This post has arisen following a restructure of medical services in the area.

Main duties of the job

The Early Intervention Service aims to enable people with early psychotic experiences to achieve the best possible long term recovery. The post holder will be expected to assess, diagnose and treat patients on the EIS caseload presenting with a range of mental health difficulties. You would be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and expected to provide clinical leadership to the team. EIS is an all-age service.

There are no on call commitments with this post but this can be negotiated as necessary with line manager. Any participation on the 2nd On Call rota would be remunerated with an additional payment.

About us

Potential applicants must possess at least 3 years' 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.

Remuneration will be as set out in the terms of the New Specialty Doctor Contract according to previous experience, based on Six Programmed Activities (PAs) per week.

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

Date posted

20 July 2022

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£50,373 to £78,759 a year per annum (pro-rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

351-MED047TB-22

Job locations

Euxton Lodge

16 Euxton Lane

Chorley

PR7 1PS

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

Experience

Essential

Knowledge, skills and experience appropriate to this post

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent
Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise
Section 12 approved

Experience

Essential

Knowledge, skills 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.

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).