Consultant Psychiatrist – Older Adult Psychiatry CMHT, Kendal

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 14 April 2025

Job summary

Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adult Psychiatry, CMHT (10PA)

*RRP payment Payable*

This post will attract a Recruitment & Retention Premia of £40k payable on commencement of employment.

Eligibility criteria do apply. Please note that staff currently employed by the Trust would not be eligible to apply for this recruitment and retention premia.

We are seeking to recruit a substantive Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Older Adult CMHT based in Kendal, on the cusp of the lake district. The post is full time (10PA). Come and join an area of natural beauty on the edge of the Lake District.

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The postholder will be expected to participate on the Consultant On Call rota, for which additional remuneration will be payable (0.5 PA + 5% supplement)

Main duties of the job

The well-established CMHT is based at Barclays House in Kendal. This is a varied role involving community clinics, home visits, care home liaison and a MAS clinic.

There is a Consultant colleague also working in this team and an extremely active undergraduate programme. The post will also have a core trainee attached from August 25. There is an active monthly peer group meeting of medical colleagues within the Cumbria locality too.

The post holder will work with a multidisciplinary team including nurse consultant, Psychologist, clinical leads, community mental health nurses, occupational therapy HCA and trainee advanced clinical practitioner.

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 (we would be flexible in looking at enhancements to support other activities that support the wider ambitions of the Trust).

Excellent peer support group

Study leave budget of £3000 over 3 years or up to £5000 over 3 years for newly qualified Consultants

Opportunities to be a clinical supervisor

Relocation package available of up to £8000.

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 & 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.

Date posted

17 March 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-MED018TB-25

Job locations

Barclays House, Westmorland General Hospital

Burton Road

Kendal

LA9 7RG

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

The Job Description for this post has been submitted for approval to the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

The Job Description for this post has been submitted for approval to the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent
Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise
On GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months
Section 12 approved or within 3 months
AC status or within 3 month

Experience

Essential

Knowledge, skills and experience relevant to this role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent
Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise
On GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months
Section 12 approved or within 3 months
AC status or within 3 month

Experience

Essential

Knowledge, skills and experience relevant to this role

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).