Consultant Psychiatrist

South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching Nhs Foundation Trust; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 124,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust is recruiting a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Team based at Folly Hall Mills, Huddersfield. The role involves assessments, consultations and leadership within CAMHS, with diverse pathways and strong collaboration with external agencies.

The post offers a salary aligned with NHS consultants (£123,672–£150,569) and is based in Huddersfield with potential for part-time consideration and on-call duties.

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• Additional clinical qualifications.

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management

Additional clinical qualifications

Job description

Job summary

2 x POSTS

CONSULTANT IN KIRKLEES Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Folly Hall Mills, St Thomas Road, Huddersfield, HD1 3LT

Permanent, full time, 10 Programmed Activities per week plus on-call

(part time may be considered)

South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust are recruiting for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Team based at Folly Hall Mills, Huddersfield. This role plays a vital part in ensuring our patients receive the care that they need and will be an integral role within the CAMHS service.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Consultant Psychiatrist who is passionate about providing timely services in outpatient setting and ensuring safe and effective interventions are delivered to our vulnerable population. The CAMHS outpatient team comprises of neurodevelopmental, learning disabilities , crisis, eating disorders pathways and core CAMHS comprising of multidiscipline with good skill set . The Consultant will work with all the disciplines of the team, and with external agencies within the child's network, to provide assessments, consultation, advice, and support to ensure the best possible clinical outcomes for young people presenting to our service.

At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.

For the full advert please see the supporting documents attached.

Main duties of the job

The starting salary for this post is aligned with point 04 of the consultant pay scale (£123,672 -£150,569 ), in line with Trust policy for newly appointed consultants. Placement on the scale will be reviewed where applicable NHS consultant experience can be evidenced.

We encourage diversity and understand that everyones circumstances are unique, we therefore actively encourage any prospective candidates to get in touch, if they have any questions or would like to discuss any aspect of this exciting post, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Jhansi Rani Dussa or Prof. Thiyagesh for a further discussion:

Dr Jhansi Dussa, Consultant Psychiatrist & Medical Clinical Lead - Tel: [phone] / [e-mail]

Prof. S Thiyagesh, Chief Medical Officer Tel: [phone] (PA) / [e-mail]

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.

Over reliance on AI-generated content in application forms is strongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.

About us

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Details

Date posted: 15 September 2026

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £123,672 to £150,569 a year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: C9378-CK2542A

Job locations: Folly Hall Mills, St Thomas Road, Huddersfield, HD13LT, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

For full advert, job description and person specification, please see attached supporting documents.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• Additional clinical qualifications.

Physical Attributes

Essential

• Smart professional appearance.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
• Ability to work in and lead team.
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement.
• Participated in continuous professional development.
• Participated in research or service evaluation.
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
• Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes.
• Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
• Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken.
• Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
• Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients.
• Fully registered with the GMC and have a licence to practise or Must have checked GMC eligibility and commenced the application process at the time of NHS jobs application.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry OR within six months of gaining CCT.
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within three months of appointment.
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within three months of appointment.
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
• All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry OR within six months of gaining CCT in CAMHS.
• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
• Excellent knowledge in specialty.
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
• Able to provide clinical leadership to a multi-professional team and liaise with a wide variety of agencies.
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Folly Hall Mills, St Thomas Road, Huddersfield, HD13LT, United Kingdom

The Trust's website: https://www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

Dr Jhansi Rani Dussa, [e-mail], 01422262380

Prof. S Thiyagesh, [e-mail], 07827 288236 (PA)

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