Specialty Doctor 12 months Fixed Term Contract
The closing date is 24 December 2025
Job summary
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 specialized 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.
Details
Date posted
10 December 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Specialty Doctor
Salary
£70,901 to £99,216 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
173-56625-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
https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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