Consultant Psychiatrist WAA West CMHT

TN United Kingdom; Leeds; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in mental health services is seeking a dedicated Consultant Psychiatrist to join their community team in Leeds. This role focuses on developing a therapeutic model to enhance patient care and minimize hospital admissions. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, providing expert advice and consultancy while ensuring high-quality care for individuals with mental health challenges. This position offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development and a commitment to work-life balance. If you are passionate about making a difference in mental health, this is the role for you.

Benefits

Excellent relocation package

Annual leave entitlement

On-site parking

Cycle to work schemes

Health & Wellbeing benefits

Personalised Coaching and Mentoring

Weekly academic teaching

Generous study leave allowance

Qualifications

• Must be on GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT/CESR.
• Broad experience in WAA psychiatry is essential.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for assessment and management of referrals with mood and psychotic disorders.
• Liaise with colleagues for care transitions and discharge planning.

Skills

Psychiatry

Mental Health Act knowledge

Risk management

Psychological formulation

Education

GMC Specialist Registration

Membership of RCPsych

Job description

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Consultant Psychiatrist WAA West CMHT, Leeds

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Client:

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Leeds, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

12

Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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Job Description:

Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a full time (10 PAs) Consultant in West CMHT, Leeds. This post is community based.

The post holder will work with the team to develop a therapeutic and holistic model based on psychological formulation, safety planning, risk management and trauma informed care that can then facilitate community based treatment and minimise hospital admission. The postholder will provide expert advice and consultancy, supported by the MDT, which will positively influence change in the current system of CMHT with a positive impact on hospital admission and home based treatment.

The postholder will work with the community team, in liaison with the inpatient and intensive support service when applicable, to facilitate effective and therapeutic transitions and discharge plans back into the community. There is no inpatient work.

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

In addition to this 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
• 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)

Job description
Job responsibilities

Duties will be in line with those of a Consultant Psychiatrist in a community setting. The post holder will be responsible, alongside the MDT for assessment and management of referrals accepted by the CMHT of those with mood and psychotic disorders, trauma based presentations and personality disorder. Given the nature of the work, there will be responsibilities in relation to the Mental Health Act (CTOs) including representation at tribunal hearings and assessing consent to treatment.

There will be a requirement for significant liaison with colleagues to facilitate transitions, planning care and discharge.

Please evidence how you fit the shortlisting criteria in your application form.

Person Specification
On GMC Specialist Register
Essential

• On GMC specialist register or within 6 months of CCT/CESR

Member of RCPsych
Essential

• Member of RCPsych

Broad experience of WAA psychiatry
Essential