Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry (In-Patient) Ward 18

Consultant in General Adult (In-patient) Psychiatry Priestley Unit, Dewsbury and District Hospital, Dewsbury Substantive, full time, 10 Programmed Activities per week plus on-call (part time may be considered)

South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching Foundation Trust are recruiting for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Ward 18 team based at Priestley Unit, Dewsbury and District Hospital, Dewsbury. This role plays a vital part in ensuring our patients receive the care that they need and will be an integral role within the Calderdale and Kirklees acute pathway. Ward 18 is a well-established 24 bedded mixed gender general adult inpatient unit that is well supported by a specialty doctor and 3 resident doctors.

This vacancy is due to the current postholder moving to another post within the Trust. The post is open to all eligible candidates as per the job description. This is a full-time post with 10 PAs and attracts 2 additional PAs that is reviewed every year at Job Planning. There is also on call supplement available. 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.