Main area Psychiatry Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 40 hours per week (Monday-Friday 09:00-17:00) Job ref 274-7267089OP
Employer Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Manthorpe Centre Town Grantham Closing 23/06/2025 23:59
NHS Locum Consultant Older Adult CMHT DHTT
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Job overview
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) is rated as an outstandingly well-led Trust by the CQC and is committed to innovation and transformation. To bolster our efforts and continue to provide high quality, patient focussed services, we are seeking a NHS Locum Consultant Psychiatrist to join the CMHT & DHTT team, as part of our older people and frailty division. We are looking for a doctor who is passionate and committed to the development of psychiatry.
The role is full-timeat 10PAs per week.
Main duties of the job
To provide a comprehensive psychiatric service to the older people of Southwest Lincolnshire. This entails assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of organic and functional disorders in over 65s, although younger adults meeting certain eligibility criteria on the local transitional protocol may be suitable for the service. To play a leading role in the development of the Community Mental Health Team and DHTT for older people. As an integral member of an MDT there will be an expectation to participate in local weekly team meetings where cases are discussed, and management plans formulated. The role of the consultant within then team is to deal with complex cases and support other members of the team so that they practice independently as much as possible. To support the DHTT by contributing to case reviews, making/formulating diagnoses as well as managing more complex behavioural and psychological problems in the latter stage of Dementia.
Working for our organisation
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the principal provider of NHS mental health services, as well as providing some learning disability, autism, and social care services across the county. We were one of the first foundation trusts to be established in the country. The Trust has an annual income of approximately £120m with around 2,800 staff spread across the 40+ locations. The Trust cares for around 53,000 patients a year and has around 200 inpatient beds across the Trust.
The Trust has an active and successful research department. We deliver an impressive portfolio of National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) clinical trials across the county, covering all areas of clinical care. A team of NIHR funded delivery staff support this work. The Trust has established a strong track record for delivery of industry trials and was highly praised by CQC for our commitment to dementia research. We are a partner organisation of NIHR Clinical Research Network East Midlands (CRN EM) and the Lincoln Institute for Health, University of Lincoln.
As an employee of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, you can expect to receive an excellent benefits package, giving you access to a range of wellbeing opportunities and discounts on products and services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information for this role, please see the attached job description and person specification for this role.
What we offer:
· A generous relocation package in line with our Relocation procedure.
· 10 PA WTE – Job Share will be considered.
· £2,000 PA study budget with 30 days study leave over 3 years.
· Additional recruitment and retention PA (pro rata for part time).
· The service is supported by a multi-disciplinary team.
· The opportunity to develop the role based on your interests and background.
· Vibrant research culture with a wealth of opportunities.
· 90% of our schools are rated good or outstanding by Ofsted – Lincolnshire has an attractive Grammar school system.
· Lease car scheme/cycle to work scheme.
· Attendance at a bi-annual Medical Development Day.
· Free on-site car parking and electric car charging points.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice
* MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
* Additional clinical qualifications
* Included on the GMC Specialist register, or within 6 months of completing
* Approved Clinician status, or able to achieve within 3 months of completing
* Approved under Section 12(2) or able to achieve within 3 months of completing
We are leading the way with mental health transformation projects. Multi-million-pound schemes to transform patient environments and radically redesign community services are currently underway, as part of our commitment to reshaping the future of mental healthcare.
We believe the key to high quality patient care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in the Care Quality Commission rating us as ‘outstanding’ for well led and ‘good’ overall, and 75% of our staff recommending us as a place to work.
We offer options for flexible working and provide development pathways and opportunities. We have a proud partnership with the University of Lincoln and the Lincoln Medical School, which has expanded our academic offerings to nurture talent across the Trust.
We are committed to ensuring our workforce is diverse at all levels. We are currently under-represented particularly at senior leadership level, so we welcome applications from women, people with disabilities, people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, and those from the LGBT communities.
We support and celebrate diversity. We have active staff network groups for Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff, Lesbian Gay Bi Trans (LGBT+) staff, staff with Mental and Physical Lived Experience (MAPLE) and our dedicated staff groups for men and women. We are a Silver Standard Employer with ENEI, were in the top 100 organisations in the country within the Stonewall Index (in 2019), and have been a finalist for the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Mental Health Trust of the Year Award two years in a row.
We offer 24-hour services within our Inpatient, Crisis and SPA teams, if you are successfully appointed to posts in these areas or others that might have specified, you will be required to work unsociable hours and shift patterns.
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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