Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) is rated as an outstandingly well-led Trust by the CQC and is committed to innovation and transformation. To bolster our efforts and continue to provide high quality, patient focussed services, we are seeking a Consultant to join the Lincoln South CMHT team, as part of our Adult Community division. We are looking for a doctor who is passionate and committed to the development of general adult psychiatry and who is able to support the CMHT team in providing care for people recovering from an ongoing mental health problem.
The role is full-time at 10PAs per week. We are interested in hearing from anyone who is interested in a flexible working pattern, with scope for remote working which is negotiable through the relevant Clinical Director. As the role may entail home visits and travel across the county, it is integral that the postholder is able to travel via car, due to limited public transport.
The post-holder will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues to ensure the efficient running of services and will share with other practitioners in the medical contribution to management.
The post-holder will be expected to make sure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of patients of the service to be able to contact you when necessary.

The post - holder will work closely with all colleagues and will have the following responsibilities:

• To provide a full range of psychiatric treatments to the community patients including domiciliary visits.
• To work within a multi-disciplinary team and facilitate individual care and treatment.
• To provide, on an agreed reciprocal basis medical cover in the short -term absence of other colleagues.
• To actively engage in Trust policies, programmes, training, initiatives and strategic reviews.
• To work within national guidance and within professional codes of conduct at all times.
• To share responsibility for clinical audit of services with other consultant colleagues and in this matter, will comply with Royal College requirements.

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the principal provider of NHS mental health services, as well as providing some learning disability, autism, and social care services across the county. We were one of the first foundation trusts to be established in the country. The Trust has an annual income of approximately £120m with around 2,800 staff spread across the 40+ locations. The Trust cares for around 53,000 patients a year and has around 200 inpatient beds across the Trust.
The Trust has an active and successful research department. We deliver an impressive portfolio of National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) clinical trials across the county, covering all areas of clinical care. A team of NIHR funded delivery staff support this work. The Trust has established a strong track record for delivery of industry trials and was highly praised by CQC for our commitment to dementia research. We are a partner organisation of NIHR Clinical Research Network East Midlands (CRN EM) and the Lincoln Institute for Health, University of Lincoln.
For more information for this role, please see the attached job description and person specification for this role.

• To provide a full range of psychiatric treatments to the community patients including domiciliary visits.
• To work within a multi-disciplinary team and facilitate individual care and treatment.
• To provide, on an agreed reciprocal basis medical cover in the short -term absence of other colleagues.
• To actively engage in Trust policies, programmes, training, initiatives and strategic reviews.
• To work within national guidance and within professional codes of conduct at all times.
• To share responsibility for clinical audit of services with other consultant colleagues and in this matter, will comply with Royal College requirements