
Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
6 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Knowledge, skills and experience relevant to this role
- Qualifications
MBBS or equivalent
- Qualifications
Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise
- Qualifications
On GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months
- Qualifications
Section 12 approved or within 3 months
- Qualifications
AC status or within 3 months
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
Consultant Psychiatrist – General Adult Psychiatry, Inpatients (10PA)
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*RRP payment Payable*
This post will attract a Recruitment & Retention Premia of £40k payable on commencement of employment (subject the tax and national insurance).
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 seeking to recruit a substantive Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Dova Unit at Furness General Hospital, Barrow. The post is full time (10PA).
The postholder will be expected to participate on the Consultant On Call rota, for which additional remuneration will be payable (0.5 PA + 5% supplement)
Main duties of the job
The Dova unit, based at Dane Garth in Furness General hospital, is an 18 bedded mixed gender ward. There is an older adults ward also based at the hospital. FGH is a large district general hospital with around 268 beds, a full range of specialities and an accident and emergency department. The Dane Garth unit has established resident doctor posts including FY1s, FY2s a CT and GPSTs. This post holder would have the 2.5 WTE resident doctors supporting ward duties, along with input from a SAS colleague. There is an active monthly peer group meeting of medical colleagues within the Cumbria locality too.
The post holder will work with a multidisciplinary team including matron, ward manager, clinical leads, nursing staff, occupational therapy HCA and recovery support staff.
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 for approval to the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adult Inpatient, Barrow in Furness with Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust in Barrow-in-furness, 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 27 Sep 2026.
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