Specialty Doctor – General Adult Inpatients, The Harbour
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Main area Adult Inpatient Psychiatry Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor Contract Permanent Hours Full time – 10 sessions per week (10 PA) Job ref 351-MED054FC-25-D
Site The Harbour Town Blackpool Salary £63,696 – £102,689 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/11/2026 23:59
As an integrated Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust, Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:
- Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
- Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, Psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust supports 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, home/remote working, flexi-time and career breaks.
Specialty Doctor, General Adult Inpatients – Blackpool (10 PA)
We are excited to advertise this full time (10 PA) Specialty Doctor post in General Adult Psychiatry to work on our Inpatient wards at The Harbour, Blackpool.
The post is full time 10PA (40 hours) per week and substantive.
Please note – as this is an inpatient role, it is an essential criteria to be section 12 approved or be eligible for section 12 approval within 3 months of commencement (i.e. 4 years of experience in Psychiatry including 8-12 months UK psychiatry experience).
Main duties of the job
The main duty of this post is to provide medical input to the General Adult wards, which will include direct care as well as advice/consultancy for other members of the team. You will be supported by a Consultant Psychiatrist.
Working for our organisation
To be eligible to apply for this post, you must possess at least 3 year’s experience in psychiatry and be fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice.
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust are proud of our fantastic SAS Development Programme, which is a great source of development for our Doctors. We have an active SAS Forum which meets on a regular basis to discuss operational and professional issues to support SAS/Specialty Doctors.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise
- Section 12 approved or within 3 months
Experience
- Knowledge, skills and experience relevant to this role
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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