Job summary
Employer heading
Specialist Grade Psychiatrist, General Adult - Fylde Coast HTT
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade
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.
For more information on Medical posts at LSCFT and to see some of our videos of Consultants currently working at LSCFT, please visit our medical recruitment pages via Lancashire & South Cumbria Medical Recruitment.
Job overview
Specialist Grade Psychiatrist – General Adult Psychiatry, Fylde Coast (10PA)
We are seeking to recruit a Senior Specialist Psychiatrist (Specialist Grade) to work with the Fylde Coast Home Treatment Team (HTT), based at the Gateway Centre located within Blackpool FC Stadium. This post is full time (10 PA) and fixed term for 12-months.
Main duties of the job
This is a new post that has been designed in line with the new guidelines introduced in April 2021. The Fylde Coast Home Treatment Team provides a 24/7 service for people in the Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre area with the main emphasis on preventing hospital admission where appropriate, preventing unnecessary 136 detentions and attendances at A&E departments. Working holistically to support service users within their own homes and remaining in the community as per evidence based practice. The post carries no responsibility for inpatients
Working for our organisation
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.
Check out our twitter accounts for examples of some exciting things we are working on via @LSCFTMedics and @LSCFTMedEd
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details about this post.
The Job Description has been submitted to the Royal College of Psychiatrists for approval.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise
- S12 approved
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 6 years at Specialty Doctor or closed SAS grade
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and experience appropriate for this role
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Ahmed Moustafa
- Job title
- Associate Medical Director, Fylde Coast
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 447909
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