Consultant Psychiatrist – Liaison Psychiatry, Preston: Sponsorship Available

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Consultant Psychiatrist – Liaison, Preston (10PA)

We are seeking to recruit a substantive Consultant Psychiatrist in our Mental Health & Liaison Team, based at Royal Preston Hospital. The post holder will carry no responsibility for mental health inpatients but will act as RC to patients detained in Lancashire teaching hospitals (an average or 1-2 patients at any time).

This is a full time (10PA) post. The post holder would be expected to participate on the Consultant On Call rota, for which additional remuneration would be payable.

This is a well established MHLT with an excellent wider MDT and established working relationships with the acute Trust.

Main duties of the job

The Mental Health Liaison Team (MHLT) operates within Preston and its satellite hospital Chorley, covering A&E at Preston all medical and surgical wards of the 700-bed Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley Hospitals. It provides a rapid all ages assessment service for individuals who are in A&E or inpatients.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent
  • Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise
  • On GMC Specialist Register or eligible within 6 months of the interview
  • Section 12 approved
  • AC status or eligible within 6 months of the interview

Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge, skills and experience relevant to this post

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 4 November 2026

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