Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychiatry of Learning Disability
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Job Summary
The psychiatry of learning disability team is an integral part of the Leeds Learning Disability Service, providing mental health input and consultation for adults with a learning disability across Leeds. Children with a learning disability are the responsibility of community paediatric and CAMHS services.
This 10 PA replacement post forms part of an established group of consultant psychiatrists within Leeds who work with adults with a learning disability. The post is advertised as substantive or with the option for a fixed term role up to 23 months by agreement in the interests of expediency. The supporting medical staff across the Leeds Learning Disability Service currently consists of 2 WTE core trainees and 3 (two x 0.5 WTE and one x 1.0 WTE) Specialty Doctors. The 1.0 WTE Specialty Doctor post supports the post holder, and also provides some input to the Specialist Health Respite Service. The current Specialty Doctors are all experienced SAS doctors, one being a CCT holder. Leeds also has three funded higher specialist trainee posts for the psychiatry of learning disability. Applications to be a core trainer and/or a higher trainer will be supported as appropriate.
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 at 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 while maintaining the values of simplicity, integrity, and care for those in need.
The Trust Strategy Is Built Upon Three Priorities:
1. Delivering great care that is high quality and improves lives
2. Providing a rewarding and supportive place to work
3. 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.
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.
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)
Job Responsibilities
Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a 10PA Consultant Psychiatrist for People with Learning Disability. If you wish to work less PAs, this is negotiable. Conversely, additional PAs for service delivery or other responsibilities may be available e.g. Clinical Tutor roles, medical lead roles, or sessions of clinical work in other areas across the Trust e.g. the neurodevelopmental service. Please enquire on application.
This is a community-based LD post based at St Marys House in Armley. The main duties are to provide senior medical input into the assessment and review of the mental health of those with LD across the West and South of Leeds. This includes holistic assessment, ongoing review to prevent admission, liaison with stakeholders, communication with family and carers, and working as part of an integrated MDT.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MBChB, GMC registration, CCT in LD
Experience
* Prior experience of working in LD psychiatry
* Experience and interest in teaching at training in LD
Skills
* MDT working skills and evidence on application of good communication skills
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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name: Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address: St Marys Hospital, Leeds, LS12 3QE
Employer's website: https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/
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