Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Specialty Doctor in Psychiatry - Eating Disorder Service

The closing date is 01 September 2025

Job summary

Specialty Doctor in Psychiatry - Eating Disorder Service (10PAs)

We are currently seeking to recruit a Specialty Doctor in Psychiatry to work with our all age Eating Disorder Service. The post is full time (10PAs) and permanent. You would be based at Moor Park Health and Leisure Centre, Blackpool and Harvey House, Lancaster.

Main duties of the job

You will work together with eating disorder clinicians and the clinical team to support the community-based all-age eating disorder service in Lancashire and South Cumbria focusing on eating disorder population. This will also include liaison with professional and clinical colleagues in community, acute care and primary care. The specialty doctor will be part of the multi-disciplinary team meetings to review the patient progress and to assist with task managements for his/her patients. The post holder will support the ongoing development and delivery of a physical health pathway.

About us

Applicants must be fully registered with the GMC, and have a licence to practice.

If you are not currently Section 12 approved, you would be expected to work towards achieving this and then maintaining it.

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

Details

Date posted

08 August 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£61,542 to £99,216 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-MED050SS-25

Job locations

See Job Description for details

Blackpool and Lancaster

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for further details of this post. There is also an additional document providing general information about Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for further details of this post. There is also an additional document providing general information about Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent
  • Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise
  • Section 12 approval or within 6 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 approval or within 6 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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

See Job Description for details

Blackpool and Lancaster

FY2 0JG


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

See Job Description for details

Blackpool and Lancaster

FY2 0JG


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Service Manager - Eating Disorder Service

Laura Heywood

medicalrecruitment@lscft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

08 August 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£61,542 to £99,216 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-MED050SS-25

Job locations

See Job Description for details

Blackpool and Lancaster

FY2 0JG


Supporting documents

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