Consultant Psychiatrist (General Adult Inpatients) – Blackpool (10 PAs)
RRP payment Payable
This post will attract a Recruitment & Retention Premia of £40k (subject to tax and NI) payable on commencement of employment.
Eligibility criteria do apply. Staff currently employed by the Trust would not be eligible to apply for this recruitment and retention premia.
You will be expected to participate on the Consultant On Call rota, for which additional remuneration is payable.
- Post 1 – 18 bedded male acute ward (Churchill)
- Post 2 – 18 bedded female acute ward (Stevenson)
Both posts have SAS Doctors and Resident Doctors established.
The Harbour MH hospital is a newly built, state of the art unit based just off junction 4 on the M55. The Harbour is 2 minutes from Junction 4 off the M55.
The post holder will be a leading member of the well-established, in-patient, multidisciplinary teams based at the Harbour and will have the following important clinical responsibilities:
- Responsible Clinician for a defined caseload.
- Assessment of patients referred by community teams and responsibility for any admissions at the Harbour Hospital.
- Out of Hours Cover.
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. 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.
The role:
- At least 2.5 SPAs as standard for a full time post (flexible for enhancements to support other activities that support the wider ambitions of the Trust).
- Excellent peer support group.
- Study leave budget of £3000 over 3 years or up to £5000 over 3 years for newly qualified Consultants.
- Opportunities to be a clinical supervisor.
- £8k Relocation package available if you need to move for the job.
- £40k (gross) premia payable on commencement.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details about this post.
The Job Description for this post was approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists in January 2024 and re-submitted for approval in February 2026.
This advert closes on Wednesday 20 May 2026.
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