Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
About
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health and learning disability services to the people of Leeds and across the Yorkshire and Humber region. Service users are at the heart of our organisation. We constantly strive to provide the best possible care and support, working closely with related organisations to provide effective, accessible and modern mental health and learning disability services.
Working in partnership with our local communities, our core purpose is to improve the mental health and well being of the people who use our services.
Key details
Location
Site: Red Kite View Central, Town: Leeds, Postcode: LS12 3QE, Major / Minor Region: West Yorkshire
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent, 32 – 40 hours per week (negotiable)
Salary
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 Per annum, Salary period: Yearly, Grade: Consultant
Specialty
Main area: Adolescent Inpatient Unit, Interview date: 20/02/2025
Job overview
We are delighted to recruit a dynamic Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to provide consultant leadership to the Award-winning Red Kite View Adolescent inpatient unit in West Yorkshire.
The service supports young people experiencing significant psychiatric, psychological or emotional problems that are causing them interpersonal, educational and social functioning difficulties. The service team will work closely with community mental health teams and other services across West Yorkshire.
Working for our organisation
LYPFT are in the process of agreeing in partnership a revised and increased starting salary for newly appointed consultants which aims to be agreed soon.
This is a 5 PA post plus a 1% category B availability for out of hours on-call duties. 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
* 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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will join another full time Consultant psychiatrist to look after 16 General Adolescent beds. There is also a 6 bedded PICU which is covered by another full time consultant. They will be further supported by 2 full time specialty doctors and psychiatric trainees. As a new unit, this is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the shaping of a gold-standard service.
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.
Person specification
Team working
* Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement in various settings
Excellent knowledge in specialty
* Demonstrating the use of bio-psycho-social perspective and wider medical knowledge
Ability to work in and lead MDT work
* Demonstrating leadership qualities and abilities in the application with clear examples of MDT working
Participated in research or service evaluation
* Examples of publication or demonstration of a project in application leading to service development or improvement
Ability to deliver teaching and training
* Demonstrate in application about teaching and training medical students, trainees, other members of the MDT.
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Dr Rachel Voller, Job title: [Job Title], Email address: [email protected], Telephone number: 0113 8557150
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