Job summary
- Main area
- Acute WAA Inpatients
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 173-24425-MED
- Employer
- Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Becklin Centre
- Town
- Leeds
- Salary
- £114,894 - £139,882 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 19/06/2025
Employer heading

Consultant Psychiatrist Acute Working Age Adult Inpatients
Consultant
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Job overview
Following a review of workload and processes across the inpatient pathway, 3 additional posts have been created across the whole acute IP service in LYPFT, where each ward will be staffed by a fulltime Consultant Psychiatrist and either a (Multi-Professional Approved Clinician MPAC eg Nurse Consultant, or by a less than full time Consultant Psychiatrist. The successful applicants will provide additional medical and clinical leadership to the acute inpatient service across the Becklin and the Newsam centres.
We are seeking two Consultant Psychiatrists to work alongside one another, one full time Consultant and one less than full time at 5 PA's per week.*
The bed base will be shared proportionately between the two Consultants in order that the fulltime post holder does not hold responsibility for in excess of 16 beds at any one time (except for short periods when providing cover). Ward 5 (a female acute ward) already works within a similar model where there are two Approved Clinicians – a fulltime Consultant Psychiatrist and a MPAC. *It is possible that the two postholders can work a different number of PAs each to this combination eg 7PAs and 8PAs or 6PAs and 9PAs if they so wish.
Main duties of the job
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
Working for our organisation
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.
We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.
Applicants should be aware that any individual requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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
- Optional Consultant Balint group
- 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)
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 Consultant will 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.
The option is also available too for the Consultant to become the medical lead for the inpatient service with additional remuneration at 1PA.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- On GMC specialist register or within 6 months of CCT/CESR; current AC approval and current member of RCPsych
- Full GMC Registration AC approved and member of RCPsych
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in working age adult psychiatry
- Training experience
- Quality improvement experience
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Julie Robinson
- Job title
- Consultant Psychiatrist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0113 85 55505
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