Consultant Psychiatrist - Older Adult Inpatient, Barrow
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Job overview
Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adult Psychiatry, Inpatients (10PA)
* RRP payment payable *
This post will attract a Recruitment & Retention Premia of £40k payable on commencement of employment.
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 Older Adult Inpatient team in beautiful Barrow in Furness. The post is full time (10PA). Come and join an area of natural beauty on the edge of the Lake District.
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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 role is based on Ramsay Ward within the Dane Garth Unit in Furness General 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 support of a resident doctor, along with a SAS Doctor. 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 nurse consultant, Psychologist, clinical leads, community mental health nurses, occupational therapy HCA and trainee advanced clinical practitioner.
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 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.
Applying for this NHS job
This advert is for Consultant Psychiatrist - Older Adult Inpatient, Barrow 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 24 Jun 2026.
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