Consultant Psychiatrist, Adult Inpatients - Blackburn

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 30 April 2025

Job summary

Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adult Inpatient Psychiatry, Blackburn (10 PAs)

*Golden Hello payment Payable*

This post is eligible for a 5% payment of basic salary payable over 2 years

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 excited to launch the recruitment of this substantive, full time (10 PAs) Consultant Psychiatrist role at Royal Blackburn Hospital. You will be a Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry and will become a leading member of the well-established, inpatient, multi-disciplinary team based on Ribble Ward.

The postholder will be expected to participate on the Consultant On Call rota, for which additional remuneration is payable.

Main duties of the job

Ribble Ward is a male inpatient ward with 14 beds and the Consultant Psychiatrist plays a key role in planning appropriate treatment and intervention for each patient on the ward. The main clinical duties are in assessment and treatment planning for new patients and existing ward patients within an MDT structure.

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

Royal Blackburn Hospital enjoys good transport links to Preston and other parts of Lancashire. For those using public transport, there are regular services to Preston and other areas of East Lancashire.

The role includes the following benefits:

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 £5000 over 3 years for newly qualified Consultants

Opportunities to be a clinical supervisor

Relocation package available

At our Trust, we are 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 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.

Date posted

01 April 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-MED052PN-24-I

Job locations

Royal Blackburn Hospital

Haslingden Road

Blackburn

BB2 3HH

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

The Job Description was approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists on 7 June 2024.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

The Job Description was approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists on 7 June 2024.

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 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
On GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months
Section 12 approved or within 3 months
AC status 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).