Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adult Inpatient, Barrow in Furness

NHS; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adult Inpatient, Barrow in Furness

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

We are seeking to recruit a substantive Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Dova Unit at Furness General Hospital, Barrow. The post is full time (10PA).

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 Dova unit, based at Dane Garth in Furness General hospital, is an 18 bedded mixed gender ward. There is an older adults ward also based at the hospital. FGH is a large district general hospital with around 268 beds, a full range of specialties 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 2.5 WTE resident doctors supporting ward duties, along with input from a SAS colleague.

The post holder will work with a multidisciplinary team including matron, ward manager, clinical leads, nursing staff, occupational therapy HCA and recovery support staff.

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.

About us

The role includes at least 2.5 SPAs as standard for a full time post. Excellent peer support group and a study leave budget of £3000 over 3 years or up to £5000 for newly qualified Consultants. Opportunities to be a clinical supervisor and a relocation package available of up to £8000.

At our Trust, we're keen to develop our Consultant workforce and nurture their areas of interest in a flexible way. We also support our Consultants in becoming Clinical & Educational Supervisors and have opportunities for roles in Digital Leadership.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details about this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise
• On GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months
• Section 12 approved or within 3 months
• AC status or within 3 months

Experience

• Knowledge, skills and experience relevant to this role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.