Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist - Secure Services, Preston

Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist - Secure Services, Preston

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area Forensic Psychiatry (Secure Services) Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PAs) Job ref 351-MED028TB-26

Site Guild Lodge Town Preston Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 27/07/2026 23:59

As an integrated Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust, Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:

• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
• Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.

We are seeking to recruit a substantive Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist to work as part of the Secure Services team based at Guild Lodge, Goosnargh, Preston. The postholder will also support the provision of mental healthcare services to local prisons.

This is a full time (10PA) role, with additional remuneration for participation on the Consultant On Call rota.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be primarily based in one of the inpatient secure wards, with up to 12 acute and 4 long-stay inpatients on their caseload.

Prison service delivery can be negotiated as part of the job planning process with the opportunity to link in with prison colleagues to determine the best working arrangements to meet the prison and practitioner’s needs.

Consultants are all involved in training and teaching of medical students and resident doctors based at Guild Lodge.

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.

Working for our organisation

The role:

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).

• Opportunities to be a clinical and educational supervisor
• Study Leave budget of £3000 over 3 years or £5000 over 3 years for newly qualified Consultants

We are very keen to develop our Consultant workforce and nurture their areas of interest in a flexible way where possible. We also have an extremely active Medical Education department and support our Consultants in becoming Clinical and 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.

Qualifications

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

Experience

• Knowledge, skills and experience appropriate to this post

Legal and professional requirements

All applicants must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.