Consultant Psychiatrist Working Age Adult CMHT, East

Job overview

We are seeking to appoint a full time (10 PAs) Consultant Psychiatrist in the East CMHT service based at St Mary’s House. This vacancy is a result of a Consultant colleague’s retirement. Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of specialist mental health and learning disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist services across York, the Yorkshire and Humber region, and some highly specialised national services.

The newly transformed community service has been designed following the NHS Long Term Plan which seeks to address gaps in care provision and ensure that people experiencing severe mental illness and difficulties get the care they need.

Mental health services need to ensure that:

• People can have a good-quality assessment at whatever point they present.
• Interventions for mental health problems are readily available and accessible at the location most appropriate to people's needs.
• Care can be stepped up where or when more specialist care is required, and stepped down, in a flexible manner.
• There are effective links with community assets to support and enable people to become more embedded within their community to support their mental health.

Main duties of the job

Duties will be in line with those of a Consultant Psychiatrist in a community setting. The post holder will work with the MDT colleagues and other agencies to deliver safe and effective care to patients referred to secondary care with psychotic and mood disorders, trauma based presentations and personality disorder. The post holder will provide regular clinical reviews and provide clinical leadership to the MDT. Given the nature of the work, there will be responsibilities in relation to the Mental Health Act (CTOs). Post holder also provides supervision to junior medical staff. There will be a requirement for significant liaison with colleagues with Inpatient and Crisis services to facilitate transitions, planning care and discharge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

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