Consultant Psychiatrist – General Adult Psychiatry, West Lancs CMHT

Job overview

Consultant Psychiatrist – General Adult Psychiatry, West Lancashire CMHT, Ormskirk (10PA)

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This post is eligible for a 5% payment of basic salary payable over 2 years

We are seeking to recruit a substantive Consultant Psychiatrist to work as part of the West Lancashire CMHT, based at Ormskirk District General Hospital.  The post is substantive and full time (10PA).

Main duties of the job

This is a sector based job and you will work with the locality Home Based Treatment Team (HBTT), CMHT and Initial Response Service (IRS) team.  The postholder will carry no responsibility for inpatients.  There is an expectation that the postholder will contribute to the On Call rota, for which additional remuneration is payable.

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 was approved by the Royal  College of Psychiatrists on 8 July 2024.