Job vacancy: Trust Locum Liaison Consultant Psychiatrist, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds

Job summary

Main area: Liaison Psychiatry
Grade: Consultant
Contract: 6 months (Fixed term for 6 months)
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref: 173-09226-LPS

Employer: Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Becklin Centre
Town: Leeds
Salary: £119,490 - £145,478 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 09/03/2026 23:59

Trust Locum Liaison Consultant Psychiatrist

Consultant

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is a consultant liaison psychiatrist post. Clinically, the postholder will work with the Hospital Mental Health Team (HMHT) and provide medical leadership and medical expertise to the MDT and ensure that patients referred from general hospital wards are assessed and managed appropriately. This is an opportunity to work in one of the most comprehensive Liaison Psychiatry services in the country alongside several other Liaison Psychiatrists.

The HMHT receives between 3 to 4 referrals each day from the general hospital wards. A team meeting is held each morning so that the referrals can be managed and allocated effectively. The consultants normally lead in allocating new assessments and follow up reviews between themselves and the rest of the team. Referrals are prioritised at the point of referral and those that are deemed to be urgent, have to be discussed with one of the liaison consultants. The post holder will be expected to provide direct assessments for complex cases as well as supervision to other team members as required, this will typically equate to the postholder undertaking 2 to 3 new patient assessments and 4 to 6 follow up/review assessments per week. The postholder would not be expected to carry a caseload.

Person specification

CCT or equivalent in General Adult Psychiatry

Essential criteria

Completion of formal training programme in General Adult Psychiatry, on GMC specialist register for psychiatry

Endorsement in liaison psychiatry, or at least one year experience of liaison psychiatry

Essential criteria

Endorsement in liaison psychiatry seen on GMC register, or at least one year experience of liaison psychiatry in training or non training role

Ability to fulfil responsibilities of approved clinician

Essential criteria

To be approved under s12 of the MHA 1983 and hold Approved Clinician status as defined within the Mental Health Act by commencement of post

Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to apply for a position based on a smarter (Hybrid) or flexible working arrangement. 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.

Fixed Term Contracts for existing NHS Employees – temporary contracts for employees of LYPFT, or colleagues joining from another NHS Trust, will be offered on a secondment basis wherever possible. In the event this is not possible, an FTC would be issued and this would require a break in service of two weeks.

The purpose of a temporary is role could be for maternity cover, temporary funding or some other reason. At the end of which the need for the temporary work will cease. Temporary roles can stop, be extended and/or made permanent at any point during the period of work. Should the role become permanent then the post-holder will be informed of the process to be followed to convert the position to a permanent one.

All new employees are required to subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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

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 enough applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible. In submitting an application form, you authorize 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 applying 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.

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

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Felicity Wood
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Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0113 855 6730

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Trust Locum Liaison Consultant Psychiatrist

Consultant

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

CCT or equivalent in General Adult Psychiatry

Essential criteria

Endorsement in liaison psychiatry, or at least one year experience of liaison psychiatry

Essential criteria

Ability to fulfil responsibilities of approved clinician

Essential criteria

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Applicant requirements

Documents to download

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