Consultant Psychiatrist - Older Adult Inpatient, Barrow
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation TrustBarrow in Furness, North West
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust based in Barrow in Furness. The advertised salary is £113,565 to £150,569. Applications close on 2 December 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adult Psychiatry, Inpatients (10PA) * RRP payment payable * This post will attract a Recruitment & Retention Premia ...
The role is based on Ramsay Ward within the Dane Garth Unit in Furness General hospital. FGH is a large district general hospital with around 268 beds, a full range of specialities and an accident and emergency department. The Dane Garth unit has established resident doctor posts including FY1s, FY2s a CT and GPSTs. This post holder would have the support of a resident doctor, along with a SAS Doctor. There is an active monthly peer group meeting of medical colleagues within the Cumbria locality too.
The post holder will work with a multidisciplinary team including nurse consultant, Psychologist, clinical leads, community mental health nurses, occupational therapy HCA and trainee advanced clinical practitioner.
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 set out in the terms of the New Consultant Contract according to previous experience.
o 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).o Excellent peer support groupo Study leave budget of £3000 over 3 years or up to £5000 over 3 years for newly qualified Consultantso Opportunities to be a clinical supervisoro Relocation package available of up to £8000.
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. There are also opportunities to have a role in Digital Leadership if this is a passion for any of our Consultants.
Essential: - MBBS or equivalent; - Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise; - On GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months; - Section 12 approval or within 3 months; - AC status or within 3 months
Essential: - Knowledge, skills and experience appropriate to this role
How this role compares
We hold 1,077 NHS vacancies in North West that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,073. This role pays more than about 90% of them.
There are 11,887 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,397 of them in North West.
You have 26 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 33 days, so this is about the usual amount of time.
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust has 69 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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