# Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adult CMHT, South Ribble Preston > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-general-adult-cmht-south-ribble-preston/48d3be40-e801-4950-9d0a-91d91fad67c7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-general-adult-cmht-south-ribble-preston/48d3be40-e801-4950-9d0a-91d91fad67c7.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 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Closing date:** 2026-08-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-09T10:12:20.224Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Bamber_Bridge/Lancashire_South_Cumbria_NHS_Foundation_Trust/General_Adult_Community_Psychiatry/General_Adult_Community_Psychiatry-v8143226 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8143226?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lscft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adult Community Psychiatry, South Ribble CMHT Preston We are seeking to recruit a substantive Consultant Psychiatrist to work as part of the South Ribble Community Mental Health Team (CMHT), based at Pathways Mental Health Resource Centre, Bamber Bridge, Preston. This is a full time (10PA) post, with additional remuneration for any out of hours on call duties. At our Trust, we're 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 what your special interest or development area and build a suitable job plan with us. ### Main duties of the job The main clinical duties of this role are arranged around conducting assessments and clinics for new patients and follow up reviews. You would lead the weekly MDT meeting to review patient progress and assist with the task managements for your patients. 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 was approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists on 7 August 2024. 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. 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Knowledge, skills and experience relevant to this role ### 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 ## Documents - [trust information (pdf, 640.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10442178) - [welcome from the lscft medical team (pdf, 6.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2229) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 800.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10442177) - [welcome from the network medical director (pdf, 547.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10442179) ## 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.