Consultant Psychiatrist

A Vacancy at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. Consultant Psychiatrist – General Adult Community Psychiatry, Blackburn (10PA) RRP PAYABLE Golden Hello payment Payable This post is eligible for a 5% payment of basic salary payable over 2 years. 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 looking to recruit a substantive Consultant Psychiatrist to work with the Pennine West Home Based Treatment Team (HbTT), based at Daisyfield Mill, Blackburn. The post is full time (10PAs). This post is one of four HbTT Adult consultant psychiatrist posts within the Pennine Lancs locality. The post holder will carry no responsibility for inpatients. You will be expected to participate on the Consultant On Call rota, for which additional remuneration will be paid. The Consultant will provide Medical Leadership to the HbTT MDT and will work with medical and non-medical colleagues as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team. There will be one other HbTT Consultant (1 wte), based with HbTT West at Daisyfield Mill. Daisyfield Mill also hosts other LSCFT services including the Blackburn and Darwen Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs). The post will give opportunities for teaching colleagues including resident doctors, Medical students and other professionals. 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. The role At least 2.5 SPAs as standard for a full time post (we would be flexible in looking at enhancements to support other activities that support the wider ambitions of the Trust). Excellent peer support group Opportunities to be a clinical supervisor Study leave budget of £3000 over 3 years or up to £5000 over 3 years for newly qualified Consultants Relocation package available. At our Trust, we're really keen to develop our Consultant workforce and nurture their areas of interest in a flexible way where possible. Come and have a chat with us about what your special interest or development area and build a suitable job plan with us. We also have an extremely active Medical Education department and support our Consultants in becoming Clinical & Educational Supervisors and nurturing their interests in this area. 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 21 October 2025. This advert closes on Monday 8 Dec 2025. #J-18808-Ljbffr