# Consultant psychiatrist - Low Secure Forensic Service, York > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-low-secure-forensic-service-york/ea76dbad-e516-48a6-baae-38797bf6c8d6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-low-secure-forensic-service-york/ea76dbad-e516-48a6-baae-38797bf6c8d6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St Mary's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £123,672 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-05T00:01:26.118Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8338946 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8338946?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The service is looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Consultant Psychiatrist with experience in forensic psychiatry to work within the low secure male mental illness inpatient rehabilitation and outpatient community service in York. The service is open to part-time and flexible working. The final program of activities will be worked out with the post holder on a ratio of 7.5 direct clinical care to 2.5 supporting professional activities. ### Main duties of the job 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 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 ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities In addition to this we offer a wide range of benefits to help support a healthy work-life balance and support your overall health and wellbeing including: - Excellent relocation package (if applicable) - Annual leave entitlement as per the terms and conditions of Consultant contract, - On-site parking - Cycle to work & car leasing schemes - Wide -range of Health & Wellbeing benefits This is a 10 PA post plus a 3% category B availability for out of hours on-call duties. As well as financial support for relocation (up to £8,000*), we want to understand what flexibility means to you, do you want to work condensed hours? Do you have caring responsibilities? Is there a certain day which you cannot work for personal reasons? Then talk to us. *subject to conditions. What you will get: - Supportive and friendly colleagues - Personalised Coaching and Mentoring - Weekly academic teaching - Access to NHS Leadership and Development opportunities, including opportunity to become an appraiser and educational / training development opportunities - Annual Medical Leadership development day - Generous study leave allowance (averaging 10 days per year and up to 30 days leave over 3 years with a budget of £1000 per annum) ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Actively engaged in audit and quality improvement ### values-based **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. ### Qualifications **Essential** - MBBS - CCT or CESR in Forensic or WAA psychiatry (with appropriate experience) or inclusion on the GMC specialist register anticipated within the next 6 months - Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent - Approved under Section 12 (2) - Approved Clinician status (may be anticipated within the next 6months) ## Documents - [reasonable adjustments (pdf, 296.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2928) - [guide to values based recruitment (pdf, 498.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2929) - [job description & employee specification (pdf, 624.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10662879) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.