Consultant Psychiatrist - Low Secure Forensic Service, Leeds

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Leeds; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading mental health care provider in Leeds seeks a dedicated Consultant Psychiatrist for the low secure forensic service. This less than full time role is pivotal in delivering high-quality care to male inpatients with a focus on risk management and clinical leadership. Candidates should have MBBS, GMC registration, and experience in forensic psychiatry. The role offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development. Closing date for applications is 01 January 2026.

Benefits

27 - 33 days annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

NHS Pension Scheme

Opportunities for career development

Responsibilities

• Have RC responsibilities for up to 12 male inpatients.
• Provide risk assessment and management advice.
• Deliver high quality and effective care for service users.
• Teach, train and supervise junior medical staff.
• Join the on-call rota as third on-call.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Team player

Engaged in audit and quality improvement

Education

MBBS

Full registration with the GMC

CCT or CESR in Forensic or WAA psychiatry

Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Approved under Section 12 (2)

Approved Clinician status

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist - Low Secure Forensic Service, Leeds

The closing date is 01 January 2026.

The service is looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Consultant Psychiatrist with experience in forensic psychiatry to work within the low secure male mental illness acute assessment and treatment ward. This is a new post following a restructure, and the provision of dedicated ward based consultants.

This is a less than full time post at 0.8 WTE, with a ratio of 6 PA clinical to 2PA supporting professional activities. It is anticipated that the post can attract additional PAs via the medical directorate.

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.

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:

• 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

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 responsibilities

The post holder will

• Have RC responsibilities for up to 12 male inpatients detained on restricted and unrestricted sections of the MHA
• Provide access assessments on behalf of the West Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
• Provide risk assessment and management advice for colleagues in acute services.
• It is anticipated that the frequency of assessments would be about 2 per month.
• Provide excellent clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team to stabilise acute mental illness and manage risk. Service users will have divergent pathways including remission to prison, transfer to the rehabilitation ward and in some cases direct discharge to the community.
• Deliver high quality efficient and effective care for service users working in a trauma informed collaborative way.
• Teach, train and supervise junior medical staff and other professionals
• Comply with the requirements of the GMC and Royal College of Psychiatrists
• The post holder will join the Leeds and York Partnership Foundation Trust general adult on‑call rota and will be third on‑call.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS
• Full registration with the General Medical Council with a license to practice
• CCT or CESR in Forensic or WAA psychiatry (with appropriate experience) or inclusion on the GMC specialist register anticipated within the next 6 months
• Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent
• Approved under Section 12 (2)
• Approved Clinician status (may be anticipated within the next 3months)

Skills and experience

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Evidence of being a team player
• Actively engaged in audit and quality improvement

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.

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust