# Consultant Psychiatrist, Early Intervention Service - Chorley > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-early-intervention-service-chorley/d96b6376-87b5-44e2-aa8b-e0f04a1894c2 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-early-intervention-service-chorley/d96b6376-87b5-44e2-aa8b-e0f04a1894c2.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Preston - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum (pro-rata) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Closing date:** 2026-08-17T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-15T13:18:56.423Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Chorley/Lancashire_South_Cumbria_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Early_Intervention_Psychiatry/Early_Intervention_Psychiatry-v8157850 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8157850?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lscft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Consultant Psychiatrist – Early Intervention Psychiatry, Chorley (8 PAs) We are seeking to recruit a substantive Consultant Psychiatrist in Early Intervention Psychiatry to work as part of the all-age Early Intervention Service.  This is a part time (8PA) post based at Euxton Lodge, Chorley.  The post holder would be expected to participate on the Consultant On Call rota, for which additional remuneration would be payable. ### Main duties of the job The EIS service covers the whole of Lancashire, with three teams, North, Central, and East .  This post would be supporting the team in Central Lancashire.  The service provides comprehensive assessment and management for people aged between 14 and 64 with a first presentation of psychotic symptoms (FEP) and At risk mental state (ARMS).  As Consultant Psychiatrist, you would have clinical lead responsibility (with the other Consultant) for the decision making within the MDT.  The Consultant psychiatrist has responsibility for young people aged 16 and over who are accepted for care within Central Lancashire EIS team. 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 submitted to the Royal College of Psychiatrists for approval. 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 you’d 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. Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Knowledge, skills and experience appropriate to this post. ### Qualifications **Essential** - MBBS or equivalent - Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise - Entry on GMC Specialist Register (or within 6 months at time of interview) - Section 12 approved - AC status (or within 6 months at time of interview) ## Documents - [trust information (pdf, 640.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10458307) - [welcome from the lscft medical team (pdf, 6.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2229) - [welcome from network medical director (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10458308) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 944.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10458306) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.