Consultant Psychiatrist - Forensic Psychiatry
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Job summary
Psychiatrist to join the Low Secure Service based at the Newsam Centre, Leeds. The successful candidate will join two other full time substantive Consultants who are in post. Although a Forensically trained psychiatrist is preferred, a candidate with general adult training would be considered. The post is to help run the male mental illness pathway.
The Trust provides services to over 725,000 people within the boundaries of Leeds and we are passionate in promoting good mental health and wellbeing and strive to use the expertise and resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe and focused on people's recovery. Our staff are essential in everything we do and we are committed to involving them fully in the development of the Trust and our services.
Main duties of the job
We have an excellent record in Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medical Education and Training, evidenced by medical student, core and higher trainee placement feedback in Health Education England annual reports. We have a highly successful University of Leeds Core Psychiatry Training Course for trainees in psychiatry. The Trust is also delighted to have nominated both successful Health Education England Yorkshire School of Psychiatry Core and Higher Trainees of the Year 2018 and the Trust's Director of Medical Education was runner up for the Royal College of Psychiatrists Trainer of the Year 2018. There is a weekly Wednesday afternoon teaching programme (currently on zoom) to which all doctors are invited.
About us
We are a high quality, high performing NHS foundation trust. We are the main provider of specialist mental health and learning disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York as well as some highly specialised services across the country.
We employ around 3,000 staff and every year we have contact with over 25,000 service users. Our vision is to provide outstanding mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice. Our ambition is to support our service users and carers, our staff and the communities we serve to live healthy and fulfilling lives. We need people like 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. We perform well againstlocal and national targetsand inour most recent CQC inspection, 85% of our services were rated good or outstanding.As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.
Details
Date posted
25 October 2023
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£93,666 to £126,281 a year pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
173-80123-MED
Job locations
Newsam Centre
York Road
Leeds
LS14 6WB
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Newsam Centre
York Road
Leeds
LS14 6WB
Employer's website
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