Child and Adolescent Consultant Psychiatrist

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Leeds; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of mental health services in the UK seeks a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to provide consultant leadership in West Yorkshire. This role requires a strong commitment to high-quality patient care and the ability to work collaboratively with community teams. The ideal candidate must be equipped with medical qualifications, showing leadership and knowledge in the specialty. Offers include relocation support and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Excellent relocation package (if applicable)

27 - 33 days annual leave

NHS Pension Scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Fully registered with GMC and included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
• Approved Doctor under s12.
• Approved Clinician/Responsible Clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultant leadership to the adolescent inpatient unit.
• Work closely with community mental health teams.
• Support young people's mental health care.

Skills

Excellent knowledge within specialty

Leadership qualities

Ability to work in a team

Education

MBChB or equivalent medical qualification

Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Job description

Overview

We are delighted to recruit a 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 to supporting young peoples' mental health including the NHS, local authorities and third sector providers.

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.

At Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) we are an organisation committed to providing high quality care to improve health and lives and 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: 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 safe and receive 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.

About us

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 a 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 individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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.

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
• 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)

Career and pastoral support from consultant colleagues

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MBChB or equivalent medical qualification.
• Fully registered with GMC and Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrist's Guidelines)
• Approved Doctor under s12
• Approved Clinician/Responsible Clinician status OR able to and committed to achieve with 3 months of appointment

Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent knowledge within specialty

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