# Consultant Psychiatrist - Liaison Psychiatry, 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-liaison-psychiatry-preston/163854cb-1e64-4f99-a2f4-9ac985b120de - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-liaison-psychiatry-preston/163854cb-1e64-4f99-a2f4-9ac985b120de.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Guild Lodge - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113565.00 to £150569.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PAs) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-06T12:44:14.103Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8345747 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8345747?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lscft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Consultant Psychiatrist – Liaison, Preston (10PA) We are seeking to recruit a substantive Consultant Psychiatrist in our Mental Health & Liaison Team, based at Royal Preston Hospital. The post holder will carry no responsibility for mental health inpatients but will act as RC to patients detained in Lancashire teaching hospitals (an average or 1-2 patients at any time). This is a full time (10PA) post. The post holder would be expected to participate on the Consultant On Call rota, for which additional remuneration would be payable. This is a well established MHLT with an excellent wider MDT and established working relationships with the acute Trust. ### Main duties of the job The Mental Health Liaison Team (MHLT) operates within Preston and its satellite hospital Chorley, covering A&E at Preston all medical and surgical wards of the 700-bed Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley Hospitals. It provides a rapid all ages assessment service for individuals who are in A&E or inpatients. 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. 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. We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services. 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. The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work. Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Knowledge, skills and experience relevant to this post ### Qualifications **Essential** - MBBS or equivalent - Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise - On GMC Specialist Register or eligible within 6 months of the interview - Section 12 approved - AC status or eligible within 6 months of the interview ## Documents - [trust information (pdf, 368.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10670561) - [welcome from the lscft medical team (pdf, 6.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2229) - [welcome from network medical director (pdf, 547.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10670562) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 448.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10670560) ## 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.