Consultant Psychiatrist, Adult Inpatients *enhanced recruitment premia
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Job overview
Consultant Psychiatrist (General Adult Inpatients) – Blackpool (10 PA)
*RRP payment Payable*
This post will attract a Recruitment & Retention Premia of £40k (subject to tax and NI) 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 excited to advertise for 2 x General Adult Consultant to join us working in inpatients at The Harbour, Blackpool. The post is substantive and full time (10 PAs).
You will be expected to participate on the Consultant On Call rota, for which additional remuneration is payable.
Post 1; 18 bedded male acute ward (Churchill)
Post 2; 18 bedded female acute ward (Stevenson)
Both posts have SAS Doctors and Resident Doctors established.
The Harbour MH hospital is a newly built, state of the art unit based just off junction 4 on the M55. The M55 connects with the M6 and tends to be a really quiet connecting motorway, with rarely any delays. The Harbour is 2 mins from Junction 4 off the M55
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a leading member of the well-established, in-patient, multidisciplinary teams based at the Harbour and will have the following important clinical responsibilities:
- Responsible Clinician for a defined caseload. • Assessment of patients referred by the community teams and responsibility for any of admissions at the Harbour Hospital. • Out of Hours Cover.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details about this post.
The Job Description for this post has been approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Applying for this NHS job
This advert is for Consultant Psychiatrist, Adult Inpatients *enhanced recruitment premia with Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust in Preston, North West, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 24 Jun 2026.
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