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Substantive Old Age Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry for Calderdale & Kirklees Huddersfield Royal Infirmary & Calderdale Royal Hospital Full time, 10 Programmed Activities per week plus on call

South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching Foundation Trust are recruiting for an Old Age Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Liaison Psychiatry for Calderdale and Kirklees covering Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and Calderdale Royal Hospital. This role plays a vital part in ensuring our patients receive the care that they need and will be an integral role within the Mental health liaison team. Provide medical leadership input to the liaison service. To work with colleagues in the acute and mental health trusts to integrate psychiatry into acute medical care to improve patient outcomes. The starting salary for this post is aligned with point 04 of the consultant pay scale (£123,672 -£150,569), in line with Trust policy for newly appointed consultants. Placement on the scale will be reviewed where applicable NHS consultant experience can be evidenced. For the full advert please see the supporting documents attached. *INTERVIEWS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR EARLY DEC 2026*

The Trust has much to offer as a place to work and Yorkshire has much to offer as a place to live, and throughout you will experience our renowned warm Yorkshire welcome and for the right person an attractive relocation package may be available. We encourage diversity and understand that everyones circumstances are unique, we therefore actively encourage any prospective candidates to get in touch, if they have any questions or would like to discuss any aspect of this exciting post, please do not hesitate to contact Dr Viji Saravanan or Prof. Thiyagesh for a further discussion: Dr V Saravanan, medical clinical lead-Tel: 01484 343129 / viji.saravanan@swyt.nhs.uk

Person specification

Essential

Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
Ability to work in and lead team.
Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement.
Participated in continuous professional development.
Participated in research or service evaluation.
Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes.
MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Demonstrates emotional intelligence and leadership skills.
Able to work flexibly and efficiently prioritise conflicting demands.
Able to effectively manage time and resources within a team.
Able to use electronic records.
Commitment to annual appraisal and revalidation.
Smart professional appearance.
Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment or Must have checked GMC eligibility and commenced the application process at the time of NHS jobs application.
Included on the GMC Specialist Register for Liaison and/or Old Age OR within six months of gaining CCT.
Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within three months of appointment.
Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within three months of appointment.
Excellent knowledge in specialty.
Able to provide clinical leadership to a multi-professional team and liaise with a wide variety of agencies.
Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.

Desirable

Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken.
Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients.
Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
Endorsement in liaison psychiatry.
MRCPsych.

Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry

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