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Job summary

Main area
Leeds and York Partnership Foundation Trust low secure forensic service, York
Grade
Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
173-23324-MED
Employer
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Clifton House
Town
Leeds
Salary
£105,390 - £126,281 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/05/2024 23:59
Interview date
23/05/2024

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Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust logo

Consultant Psychiatrist

Consultant

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Job overview

The service is looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Consultant Psychiatrist with experience in forensic psychiatry to work within the low secure male mental illness inpatient rehabilitation and outpatient community service in York.

The service is open to part-time and flexible working.  The final program of activities will be worked out with the post holder on a ratio of 7.5 direct clinical care to 2.5 supporting professional activities.

Main duties of the job

Are you committed to providing high quality patient care?  WE need you to help us achieve our goals; to live our lives free from stigma and discrimination; and to improve the lives of people with a learning disability and mental ill health.

Here are Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) we are an organisation committed to providing high quality care to improve health and lives which seeks to provide outstanding mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice and while maintaining the values of simplicity, integrity and care for those in need.

The Trust strategy is built upon three priorities:

  • Delivering great care that is high quality and improves lives
  • Providing a rewarding and supportive place to work
  • Using resources to deliver effective and sustainable services

As a medical workforce, we provide outstanding secondary care mental health services that allow our service users to feel that they are safe and receiving the latest, high quality, evidence-based care, delivered by motivated, engaged and compassionate staff, who feel supported and enabled to grow in the workplace and the systems we provide.  Further information can be found here

Working for our organisation

LYPFT now offer a revised and increased starting salary for newly appointed consultants to the Trust.  All new appointees will be started on £105,390 at pay point YC72 point 04.

In addition to this we offer a wide range of benefits to help support a healthy work-life balance and support your overall health and wellbeing including:

  • Excellent relocation package (if applicable)
  • Annual leave entitlement as per the terms and conditions of Consultant contract,
  • On-site parking
  • Cycle to work & car leasing schemes
  • Wide -range of Health & Wellbeing benefits

This is a 10 PA post plus a 3% category B availability for out of hours on-call duties.

As well as financial support for relocation (up to £8,000*), we want to understand what flexibility means to you, do you want to work condensed hours?  Do you have caring responsibilities? Is there a certain day which you cannot work for personal reasons?  Then talk to us.

*subject to conditions.

What you will get:

  • Supportive and friendly colleagues
  • Personalised Coaching and Mentoring
  • Weekly academic teaching
  • Access to NHS Leadership and Development opportunities, including opportunity to become an appraiser and educational / training development opportunities
  • Annual Medical Leadership development day
  • Generous study leave allowance (averaging 10 days per year and up to 30 days leave over 3 years with a budget of £1000 per annum)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will

  • Have RC responsibilities for up to 10 male inpatients detained on restricted and unrestricted sections of the MHA
  • Act as consultant psychiatrist for about 15 outpatients
  • Provide access assessments on behalf of the Humber Coast and Vale secure provider collaborative. 
  • Provide risk assessment and management advice for colleagues in acute services.  
  • It is anticipated that the frequency of assessments would be about  2 per month.
  • Provide excellent clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team, supporting service users to achieve optimal mental wellbeing, reduced risk of offending, social inclusion and transition into the community.
  • Deliver high quality efficient and effective care for service users working collaboratively in a trauma informed collaborative way.
  • Teach, train and supervise junior medical staff and other professionals
  • Comply with the requirements of the GMC and Royal College of Psychiatrists
  • The post holder will join the Tees Esk and Wear Valley general adult on-call rota.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MBBS
  • Full registration with the General Medical Council with a license to practice
  • CCT or CESR in Forensic or WAA psychiatry (with appropriate experience) or inclusion on the GMC specialist register anticipated within the next 6 months
  • Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent
  • Approved under Section 12 (2)
  • Approved Clinician status (may be anticipated within the next 3months)

Skills and experience

Essential criteria
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Evidence of being a team player

Academic skills

Essential criteria
  • Actively engaged in audit and quality improvement

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyWhite RibbonAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employer

Applicant requirements

You 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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Clare Stephenson
Job title
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Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0113 8556444
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