About this role
Job summary
Specialty Doctor, General Adult Community Psychiatry, (10 PAs)
We are excited to advertise this fixed term Specialty Doctor post in General Adult Community Psychiatry to work as part of the South Ribble Community Mental Health Team, based in Bamber Bridge. The post is full time (10 PA) and the contract would be for 12 months.
Main duties of the job
The main clinical duties are arranged around conducting assessments and reviews for new patients, in addition to follow up reviews. The post holder is expected to show a high degree of flexibility and co-operation with the teams. 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. This is a full time post of 10 PAs per week, of which 8 PAs would be dedicated to Direct Clinical Care, and the other 2 PAs available for Supporting Professional Activities.
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 role.
Please note that this advert may close before the published closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. We would therefore advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If youd like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
MBBS or equivalent Full GMC registration and licence to practise Section 12 approval
Experience Essential
At least 3 years of experience in psychiatry Knowledge, skills and experience appropriate 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).
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 Pathways Mental Health Resource Centre
St Aidan's Road
Bamber Bridge
PR5 6GD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)