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Job overview
This vacancy is for a new additional Specialist Grade Psychiatrist post which has arisen due to a review of the current medical workload on the acute wards. The successful applicant will provide additional medical and clinical leadership to the acute inpatient ward in an established acute care pathway team based on Ward 3 Becklin Centre which is a 22 bedded male unit. Ward 3 along with Ward 4 Becklin and Ward 4 Newsam make up the Male Acute Inpatient Service and the Specialist, alongside the Consultant Psychiatrist is expected to be a key member of that leadership team which ensures high quality standards of care are established, monitored and further developed, within a culture of learning and improvement, which enables all staff to work effectively alongside men with acute mental health problems to best meet their needs.
Following a recent workload review, the acute wards have moved to a model where there are two Approved Clinicians per ward – a fulltime Consultant Psychiatrist and either a MPAC, a less than fulltime Consultant or a Specialist Psychiatrist.
Main duties of the job
The Specialist and the Consultant will be expected to work in a reciprocal way, whilst having a bed base that they are primarily responsible for; for instance in providing cover for each other and supporting difficult decision making. It is anticipated that one of the advantages of this model will be to not only reduce workload, but to share some of the risk and complexity by using each other’s expertise and opinion in the most complex scenarios. The anticipated bed base will be 16 for the 10PA Consultant and approx. 6 for the Specialist post holder. This may fluctuate at times temporarily, but efforts will be made to ensure this is by no more than 2 beds, the aim always being that the bed base for each post will be as above.
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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Person specification
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 12 years medical work since obtaining a primary medical qualification, of which a minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grade
- Evidence of being able to work well in MDT; leadership skills required.
- Experience of working as an AC in the inpatient setting.
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
- MBChB; MRCPsych, s12 approved; AC approved desirable, but essential to otherwise be committed to and already working towards AC status.
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This advert is for Specialist Grade Psychiatrist with Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Leeds, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £104,401 - £115,341 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 17 Jul 2026.
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