# Trust Locum Consultant Psychiatrist in Patient Old Age Psychiatry

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

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## 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:** £123672.00 to £150569.00
- **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term for 12 months)
- **Employment type:** Part time - 24 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-15T15:26:50.335Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8371747
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8371747?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Trust is seeking a locum consultant psychiatrist to join an existing established inpatient service. The vacancy has arisen due to current inpatient consultant as taken additional role for one secondment.

The post holder along with 2 additional consultants will be responsible for up to 21 female inpatient beds and will have a clinical base at Ward 4 The Mount. Ward 4 provides services to female patients with functional mental illness admitted via the Intensive Home Treatment Team, CMHT and liaison psychiatry service for older people to the wards at the local acute trust (Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust).

The post holder will be one of 5 consultants providing acute inpatient care.

### Main duties of the job

Duties will be in line with those of an Approved / Responsible Clinician for an older people’s inpatient unit. They will be responsible alongside the ward team for assessment and management of females presenting with acute mental health problems. Given the nature of the work there will be responsibilities in relation to the Mental Health Act in line with those of a Responsible Clinician including review of requirement for ongoing detention, representation at tribunals and managers’ hearings and consent to treatment duties.

### 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.

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.

### 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**

- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment

### Experience

**Essential**

- Excellent knowledge in Specialty

### 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 (MBBS) and MRCPsych; CCT or CESR in old age psychiatry
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.

## 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, 944.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10699547)

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