Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a full time (10 PAs) Consultant in West CMHT, Leeds. This post is community based.
The post holder will work with the team to develop a therapeutic and holistic model based on psychological formulation, safety planning, risk management and trauma informed care that can then facilitate community based treatment and minimise hospital admission. The postholder will provide expert advice and consultancy, supported by the MDT, which will positively influence change in the current system of CMHT with a positive impact on hospital admission and home based treatment.
The postholder will work with the community team, in liaison with the inpatient and intensive support service when applicable, to facilitate effective and therapeutic transitions and discharge plans back into the community. There is no inpatient work.
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
About us
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:
1. Excellent relocation package(if applicable)
2. Annual leave entitlement as per the terms and conditions of Consultant contract,
3. On-site parking
4. Cycle to work & car leasing schemes
5. Wide -range of Health & Wellbeing benefits
This is a 10 PA post plus a 1% 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:
6. Supportive and friendly colleagues
7. Personalised Coaching and Mentoring
8. Weekly academic teaching
9. Access to NHS Leadership and Development opportunities, including opportunity to become an appraiser and educational / training development opportunities
10. Annual Medical Leadership development day
11. 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)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties will be in line with those of a Consultant Psychiatrist in a community setting. The post holder will be responsible, alongside the MDT for assessment and management of referrals accepted by the CMHT of those with mood and psychotic disorders, trauma based presentations and personality disorder. Given the nature of the work, there will be responsibilities in relation to the Mental Health Act (CTOs) including representation at tribunal hearings and assessing consent to treatment.
There will be a requirement for significant liaison with colleagues to facilitate transitions, planning care and discharge.
Please evidence how you fit the shortlisting criteria in your application form.
Person Specification
On GMC Specialist Register
Essential
12. On GMC specialist register or within 6 months of CCT/CESR
Member of RCPsych
Essential
13. Member of RCPsych
Broad experience of WAA psychiatry
Essential
14. Experience of working in WAA settings
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