ConsultantPsychiatry

Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Leeds

Salary

£119,490 – £145,478

Posted

7 weeks ago

About the role

Community perinatal consultant role responsible for leading the DUAT team (Duty and Urgent Assessment team), and supporting the wider perinatal community team in meeting urgent mental health care needs of the perinatal population of Leeds. This is an innovative role which helps meet the L2P objectives. This is a replacement post as current post holder will be moving to another role in the service.

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Are you committed to providing high quality patient care? WE need 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.

Here are Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) we are an organisation committed to providing high quality care to improve health and lives which seeks to provide outstanding mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice and while maintaining the values of simplicity, integrity and care for those in need.

The Trust strategy is built upon three priorities:

ü Delivering great care that is high quality and improves lives

ü Providing a rewarding and supportive place to work

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ü Using resources to deliver effective and sustainable services

As a medical workforce, we provide outstanding secondary care mental health services that allow our service users to feel that they are safe and receiving the latest, high quality, evidence-based care, delivered by motivated, engaged and compassionate staff, who feel supported and enabled to grow in the workplace and the systems we provide. Further information can be found here

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The post holder will lead the DUAT team and work closely with the other consultants in the perinatal community team. The community service and the inpatient MBU are based at the Mount, and are both accredited by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. The Service has a long track record of providing high quality care and leading innovative practice.

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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.

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Person specification

Essential

Full registration with the GMC
Higher specialist training in WAA Psychiatry with experience in Perinatal Psychiatry
Excellent communication skills and evidence of effective MDT working
Track record in QIP work

Desirable

Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.