Specialty Doctor, Maternity Leave Cover

Job overview

Maternity Leave cover for up to 9 months (depending on start date)

Part Time hours up to 7AP’s per week.

Mill Lodge is a 10 bedded mixed general adolescent inpatient unit with Willow View, a Day Unit for up to 8 young people with eating disorders attached. Both are commissioned by the Humber and North Yorkshire Provider Collaborative. The successful applicant will join the established 0.7 WTE Consultant Psychiatrist and will provide clinical leadership and senior psychiatric input into Mill Lodge with cross cover into Willow View.

The service supports young people who experience significant psychiatric, psychological and emotional difficulties that cause significant problems with interpersonal, educational and social functioning.

Main duties of the job

Employed as a Specialty Doctor at LYPFT you will benefit from:

• A bespoke SAS CPD training programme
• Access to a study leave budget providing CPD, conferences, workshops and courses.
• You will be able to attend internal weekly educational meetings alongside Consultants and trainees where you can meet Psychiatrists from across the Trust
• Monthly clinical supervision with Consultant Supervisor
• Support to pass the MRCPsych exams and to gain Section 12 approval if required
• You will be a member of a peer group and the SAS committee
• 2 protected SPA sessions a week
• Opportunities may arise for emergency on-call work if desirable
• Invitation to annual Medical Leadership DayOpportunity to apply for Trust medical leadership positions Revalidation and appraisal is well established within the Trust and it is expected that all Specialty Doctors will actively participate in the annual medical appraisal process.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team [email protected]

Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

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.

So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.