# Consultant Psychiatrist – General Adult Psychiatry, HBTT - Ormskirk

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

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## 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:** 2026-07-02T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-02T12:22:22.522Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Ormskirk/Lancashire_South_Cumbria_NHS_Foundation_Trust/General_Adult_Psychiatry/General_Adult_Psychiatry-v8052161
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8052161?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.lscft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Consultant Psychiatrist – General Adult Psychiatry,  HBTT - Ormskirk (10PA)

We are looking to recruit a Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry.  This full time (10PA), substantive post is based at Bickerstaffe House, Ormskirk with the community mental health team.  You would be joining our well established West Lancashire Home Treatment Team and provide input also into our Initial Response Service (IRS).

You will be expected to participate on the Consultant On Call rota, for which additional remuneration will be paid.

### Main duties of the job

You will be leading an MDT supported by nursing staff, operational managers, clinical psychologists, social workers, pharmacists and OTs. An opportunity to work in an exciting, fast paced environment and being able to deliver to the overall care available to patients referred to the 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 has been submitted to the Royal College of Psychiatrists for approval.

## Job Details

Consultant Psychiatrist – General Adult Psychiatry, HBTT - Ormskirk (10PA)

We are looking to recruit a Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry. This full time (10PA), substantive post is based at Bickerstaffe House, Ormskirk with the community mental health team. You would be joining our well established West Lancashire Home Treatment Team and provide input also into our Initial Response Service (IRS).

You will be expected to participate on the Consultant On Call rota, for which additional remuneration will be paid.

## Job Description

You will be leading an MDT supported by nursing staff, operational managers, clinical psychologists, social workers, pharmacists and OTs. An opportunity to work in an exciting, fast paced environment and being able to deliver to the overall care available to patients referred to the 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.

## Responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details about this post.

The Job Description has been submitted to the Royal College of Psychiatrists for approval.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Knowledge, skills and experience appropriate to this post

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- MBBS or equivalent
- Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise
- On GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months
- Section 12 approval or within 3 months
- AC status or within 3 months

## Documents

- [trust information (pdf, 640.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10341661)
- [welcome from the lscft medical team (pdf, 6.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2229)
- [welcome from the medical director (pdf, 547.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10341662)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 816.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10341660)

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