Consultant Psychiatrist, Intellectual Disability - Pennine Lancashire in Darwen

Vacancy at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. We are seeking to recruit a substantive Consultant Psychiatrist to work as part of the Community Intellectual Disability teams in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale (BPR) and Hyndburn/Ribble Valley (HRV). The post is full time (10 PAs). This is a newly created post which will work alongside and be supported by the Specialist Doctor working across Pennine but mainly based in Blackburn. There is no On Call commitment for this post.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Assessment and treatment of people with learning disabilities with additional mental health difficulties, including mental illness, autism, challenging behaviour and forensic needs, who are referred to the learning disability service.
• Assessment of patients referred to the service at service users' homes and in clinic.
• Advice and consultancy where appropriate to the Community Learning Disability Team and other colleagues.
• Support, including supervision where appropriate to non-medical prescribing colleagues, including the nurse prescribers.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Applicants should hold full GMC registration and be included on the Specialist register of the GMC or be eligible for entry to the Specialist Register within 6 months of the interview date.
• Applicants must be Section 12 Approved at the time of commencing employment and have or be eligible to have Approved Clinician Status.

The Role

• At least 2.5 SPAs as standard for a full time post (flexible in looking at enhancements to support other activities that support the wider ambitions of the Trust).
• Excellent peer support group.
• Study leave budget of £3,000 over 3 years or up to £5,000 over 3 years for newly qualified Consultants.
• Opportunities to be a clinical supervisor.
• Relocation package available.

At our Trust, we’re 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 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. There are also opportunities to have a role in Digital Leadership if this is a passion for any of our Consultants.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details about this post. The Job Description was approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists on 4 October 2024. This advert closes on Monday 24 Nov 2025.