# Locally Employed Doctors Oldham (LED) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locally-employed-doctors-oldham-led/efbd0f7f-30be-4d5d-a2e4-f137888c4f6e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locally-employed-doctors-oldham-led/efbd0f7f-30be-4d5d-a2e4-f137888c4f6e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Ashton Under Lyne - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Junior - **Salary:** £45,994 PA, pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (This is 6-month contract to fill maternity related absence.) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-23T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-10T08:13:31.886Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Rochdale_road_Oldham/Pennine_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Locally_Employed_Doctors_LED/Locally_Employed_Doctors_LED-v8122192 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8122192?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have several Locally Employed Doctors  posts available and applications are invited for the 6 month fixed term post at Cherrywood Outpatient Unit and Aspen/Oak inpatient unit Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, Greater Manchester; starting as soon as possible.  This post would ideally suit those who have previous experience of Psychiatry, or those without but who want to try out Psychiatry prior to CT1/ST application. The Trust will help appointees with their application for Speciality Training. The Education Programmes are mandatory throughout the Trust. This post offers an excellent introduction to Psychiatry. The Consultant body has a variety of special interests and there are many opportunities for the trainees to look into and further expand their knowledge and experience with discussion with their consultant. Areas of special interest include, amongst other: Forensic and Rehabilitation, Liaison, Community Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry including Inpatient CAMHS Services (Regional), New Ways of Working, Information Technology and Service Redesign. For those considering application, a visit to one of the departments is encouraged.  The pay band will be £32,389 to 49,923 depending on the levels of experience ### Main duties of the job - The bulk of clinical work will be within a Consultant Led team based at your designated hospital site. Joint assessments with the Community Mental Health Team, & the Crisis Resolution Team where appropriate, may take place at the patients home address, as well as hospital departments such as A&E. - On-call covers the adult in-patient wards as well as Young Person’s Unit (16-17 year olds) if appropriate, and Older Age Wards (\>65’s), & any Specialty Units (Rehabilitation Units etc) as well as working with the Crisis Team in A&E. All these are in the main hospital site. - The LED post holder will be expected to accumulate their own out-patient load from new referrals & help out with known patients in out-patients, & pick up ongoing patient management through the community teams as appropriate. - The LED is expected to contribute to the bio psychosocial model of care with the other members of the multi-disciplinary team. This includes history taking, mental state examination of all patients & the physical examination of outpatients where appropriate. The treatments may be physical, pharmacological psychological & social as appropriate. There is a strong emphasis on the recovery model, & as such the trainee will be encouraged to formulate management plans accordingly. - On-call rota is full shift 1:9, 1:11, 1:18 dependant on the borough. There are consultants on-call for general psychiatry & old age psychiatry, & CAMHS ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Key Requirements of the Person Specification: - GMC full registration before taking up appointment. - Preferable for 6 months experience working in psychiatry in the UK or internationally. - Capable of managing common medical conditions. Ability to manage acute medical and psychiatric emergencies. Ability to assess and manage risks. - Proven ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team. Shared responsibility for the whole of the psychiatry directorate and its contractual commitments. Ability to work cooperatively with junior colleagues in psychiatry and medicine. Able and willing to take directions from consultant supervisors, and commit oneself to develop skills over a long period. ## Person Specification ### Physical **Essential** - Good general health. Satisfactory Occupational Health screening prior to taking up appointment **Desirable** - Smart presentation ### Attainments **Essential** - Full GMC Registration - MBBS - Job Training - Achieved Competencies FY2 - Job Experience - Completed the FY2 as per the requirements **Desirable** - Psychiatry experience be beneficial ### Circumstances **Essential** - Domicile - Within ten road miles of main work place (unless otherwise agreed with the Trust) - Car ### Special Aptitudes/Skill **Essential** - Job Specific - Commitment to training and teaching. - Job Specific - Ability to work clearly and effectively across organizational boundaries. - Job Specific - Ability to work creatively with teams around complex and challenging client groups. - Job Specific - Evidence of audit activity - Job Specific - Excellent communication skills - Job Specific - Cultural competency - Communications - Passed the English exams - Knowledge - Good knowledge of mental health presentations and therautic options at FY2 level **Desirable** - Job Specific - Evidence of previous experience in teaching - Job Specific - Good sense of humour, team player - Audit Activity - Evidence of using these to inform practice ## Documents - [advert led (pdf, 256.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10418570) - [job description led (pdf, 232.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10418568) - [person specification led (pdf, 368.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10418569) - [policy statement on recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 117.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=440) ## 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.