Specialty Doctor 12 months Fixed Term Contract

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Leeds is seeking a Specialty Doctor for a 12-month fixed term contract. This position involves high-quality assessment and treatment for patients with mental health disorders, alongside participation in clinical supervision and educational initiatives. The ideal candidate will hold an MBBS/MBChB or equivalent and have significant experience in clinical settings, particularly in psychiatry. Excellent communication and team working skills are essential. Competitive benefits package and professional development opportunities are offered.

Benefits

27 - 33 days annual leave

NHS Pension Scheme

Employee wellbeing support

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• Recent clinical experience within the last 12 months.
• 4 years whole time equivalent work as a doctor, with 2 years in psychiatry.
• Evidence of experience working within a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality assessment and treatment for patients.
• Participate in clinical supervision and educational meetings.
• Contribute to the annual medical appraisal process.

Skills

Clinical experience

Team working skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

MBBS/MBChB or equivalent and GMC registration

Job description

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Specialty Doctor 12 months Fixed Term Contract

The closing date is 24 December 2025

This vacancy is for a fixed term 12 month period.

Leeds and York Forensic Services provide Low Secure Inpatient Services based at two sites within Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (Clifton House, York and Newsam Centre, Leeds). The Forensic Service provides a high quality assessment, treatment and recovery service for people who represent a risk to others due to their mental disorder and are in need of either inpatient management, or support from a specialised community team. There are male acute and rehabilitation wards on each site and each site has a female ward. Each service focuses on patients who suffer with primary diagnosis of mental illness. Many have comorbid substance misuse and some may have comorbid personality disorder, autism spectrum disorder, or mild learning difficulties.

Main duties of the job

Employed as a Specialty Doctor at LYPFT you will benefit from:

• A bespoke SAS CPD training programme
• Access to a study leave budget providing CPD, conferences, workshops and courses.
• You will be able to attend internal weekly educational meetings alongside Consultants and trainees where you can meet Psychiatrists from across the Trust
• Monthly clinical supervision with Consultant Supervisor
• Support to pass the MRCPsych exams and to gain Section 12 approval if required
• You will be a member of a peer group and the SAS committee
• 2 protected SPA sessions a week
• Opportunities may arise for emergency on-call work if desirable
• Invitation to annual Medical Leadership Day Opportunity to apply for Trust medical leadership positions
• Revalidation and appraisal is well established within the Trust and it is expected that all Specialty Doctors will actively participate in the annual medical appraisal process.

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

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team [e-mail]

Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS/MBChB or equivalent and GMC registration

Experience

• Recent (within 12 months) clinical experience; plus 4 years whole time equivalent work as a doctor with 2 years in psychiatry
• Evidence of experience working within an MDT
• Evidence of excellent communication skills
• Evidence of Team Working Skills

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