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We are seeking 2 Consultant Psychiatrists to join our well established MDT and Senior Leadership Team in the acute adult inpatient service at LYPFT. The Consultants will work together within mutually agreed timetables to be the Responsible Clinician, working with the MDT to assess, review, prescribe, formulate and treat inpatients admitted to the ward. The majority of inpatients are detained under the MHA. LYPFT has a proven track record in teaching and training medical students and junior doctors, as well as excellent opportunities for developing clinical and medical leadership.

Each Consultant Psychiatrist will work alongside a large MDT leading on management of inpatients. The Consultant will be supported by a fulltime Specialty Doctor, Higher Trainee (once trainer approved), Core Trainee and Foundation Year Doctor. The Consultant will play a key role in the medical and clinical leadership of the ward.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

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:

ü  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

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

LYPFT now offer a revised and increased starting salary for newly appointed consultants to the Trust.  All newly appointed 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 1% category B availability for out of hours on-call duties.

 

 

 

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Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter (Hybrid) or flexible working arrangement – please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries regarding this in terms of your initial application.

Where candidates are successful at interview, flexible working arrangement requests will be taken into consideration and may be accommodated where the needs of the service allow.

Please note that from 1^st July 2018, all new employees are required to subscribe to the DBS Update Service, DBS checks for volunteers remain free of charge.

LYPFT is committed to upholding its’ statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children.  Please refer to job description for further information.

Patient Safety is a priority at LYPFT with a  focus on system-based improvement and creating opportunities for learning. We will ensure compassionate engagement with all those involved in an incident and all incidents are met with a proportionate response. 

LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

As part of the Trust's commitment to its Gold Standard Armed Forces Covenant status, members of the Armed Forces Community are entitled to a guaranteed interview subject to meeting the role criteria. 

We welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health needs. 

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible.

In view of Home Office Immigration Regulations all applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates.

In submitting an application form, you authorise Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed to the post.

 

In submitting an application for a role please ensure that you only declare qualifications that are relevant to the role itself. We reserve the right to check all declared qualifications on an application form, whether they are directly relevant to the role or not. 

If you have not received any further communication from us within four weeks you are asked to assume that your application has been unsuccessful. If you should have any queries regarding progress with your application form please contact us.

Please note: The Trust does not offer reimbursement of interview expenses.