Specialty Doctor - General Adult Community Psychiatry, Blackburn (10PA)
We are seeking to recruit a substantive Specialty Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry to work with the Home Treatment Team (HTT), based at Daisyfield Mill, Blackburn. The post is full time (10 PAs).
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be based with Pennine East Home Treatment Team (HTT), working with the team and assessing and providing care for acute Psychiatric outpatients with significant Mental Health disorders.
There will be some flexibility to the work based on clinical need though it will include undertaking routine reviews, urgent assessments and MDT and Consultation work with the HTT alongside the team Consultants. Involvement in management of acute physical health presentations of HTT patients would also be expected.
The role is an excellent opportunity to develop and build on existing experience of Adult Psychiatry in acute presentations and medium-term treatment and management planning and to work with Medical and non-Medical colleagues already established within these parts of our service.
For those who are Section 12 approved, there may be the opportunity to join the On Call rota, for which additional remuneration is available.
About us
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. Ideally, you will be Section 12 Approved, or eligible for approval at the time of commencing employment.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details about this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* MBBS or equivalent
* Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise
* Section 12 approved or within 3 months
Experience
Essential
* Knowledge, skills and experience appropriate to this role
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Daisyfield Mill
Appleby Street
Blackburn
BB1 3BL
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