Consultant Psychiatrist, General Adult Psychiatry - Nelson
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Job overview
Consultant Psychiatrist – General Adult Psychiatry, Pendle CMHT (10PA)
We are seeking to recruit a substantive Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry to work as part of the Pendle Community Mental Health Team. This is a full time (10PA) post based at Pendle House, Nelson. 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 Pendle CMHT is one of six in Pennine Lancashire. You will be working as part of an MDT and would carry a compact caseload of the most complex and unstable cases, as well as supporting and advising other team members.
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.
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This advert is for Consultant Psychiatrist, General Adult Psychiatry - Nelson 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 29 Jun 2026.
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