Consultant Psychiatrist - Intellectual Disability, Ormskirk

The West Lancashire team is one of three Community Learning Disability teams in the Central and West Lancashire locality. Nurses, psychologists and allied health professionals work across all three teams. As Consultant Psychiatrist, your outpatient clinics would be based at Bickerstaffe House, Ormskirk and Pathways Mental Health Resource Centre, Bamber Bridge. 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.

· 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

• RRP payment Payable
This post will attract a Recruitment & Retention Premia for 3 years as follows: 20% of basic salary in the first 12 months 15% of basic salary in the second 12 months 10% of basic salary in the third 12 months 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 delighted to advertise this substantive Consultant Psychiatrist post in Intellectual Disability, based in Ormskirk. You would be joining the West Lancashire Community team based at Bickerstaffe House, Ormskirk District General Hospital. The post is full time (10 PAs) and there is no On Call requirement and no responsibility for inpatients., · 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. Check out our twitter accounts for examples of some exciting things we are working on via @LSCFTMedics and @LSCFTMedEd