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Consultant PsychiatristLeeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust • Leeds, United Kingdom
Consultant Psychiatrist

Consultant Psychiatrist

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust • Leeds, United Kingdom
11 days ago
Job type
  • Part-time
  • Permanent
Job description
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant Psychiatrist
The closing date is 01 September 2026

Job summary
The post holder will work as part of the CONNECT community service and will take a leadership role in the assessment and treatment of community patients with eating disorders and supporting the wider MDT in the effective and safe delivery of this specialist service. Specific leadership responsibilities will include chairing team meetings, offering new patient assessments, chairing assessment meetings, chairing CPA meetings, chairing local MEED meetings and supervising medical and non-medical colleagues.

Main duties of the job
Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint an 8 PA Consultant Psychiatrist in Connect. If you wish to work less PAs this is negotiable. Additional PAs for service delivery or other responsibilities may be available e.g. Clinical Tutor roles, medical lead roles or sessions of clinical work in other areas across the Trust e.g. the neurodevelopmental service. Please enquire on application.

The post holder, supported by the MDT, will provide:
  • 2 x new patient triage assessments per week.
  • Attendance at 4 x CPA reviews per week with the MDT
  • Attendance at the weekly community and assessment team meetings
  • Advice and support to the MDT regarding physical and psychological risk including physical health monitoring.
  • Liaison with GPs and external agencies regarding referrals and physical health monitoring for CONNECT service users.
  • Attendance at weekly MEED huddles
  • Support to the CONNECT MEED team with urgent inreach work when required.
  • Urgent MHA assessments when required.
  • RC and senior medical support to the Nurse Consultant at YCED when needed.
  • Cross cover for consultant colleagues at CONNECT/YCED

About us
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Job 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.

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 recruitment.lypft@nhs.net

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

Person specification
Qualifications - Essential
  • MBChB, GMC registration, CCT in CAMHS or GA with endorsement in Eating Disorders
Experience - Essential
  • Prior experience of working in Eating Disorder psychiatry
Communication skills - Essential
  • MDT working skills and evidence on application of good communication skills
Teaching and training - Essential
  • Experience and interest in teaching and training in Eating Disorders

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
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