Psychiatry Specialty Doctor

We are currently recruiting for Speciality Doctors to work in our working age adult CMHT in South Leeds. Why Leeds and York Partnerships NHS Trust? LYPFT value and recognise the contribution of our SAS doctors as senior clinicians and are committed to supporting SAS career development in all areas of the Trust. We have an established and experienced SAS Tutor, Dr Peter Niblock and a track record of SAS Drs holding senior leadership positions both locally and nationally., As a Specialty Doctor within the CMHT, you will play a crucial role in delivering high-quality mental health care. Under the supervision of a Consultant, your responsibilities will include:

• Conducting new assessments and reviews for service users.
• Prescribing and managing treatment plans.
• Contributing to the supervision of team members, junior doctors, and medical students.
• Leading and participating in audits, service evaluations, and quality improvement initiatives.
This position is entirely community-based, offering a hybrid work model that allows for both remote and in-office responsibilities., Benefits of Joining LYPFT as a Specialty Doctor:
• Access to a dedicated study leave budget for continuing professional development, including conferences and workshops.
• Participation in weekly educational meetings with Consultants and fellow trainees, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing.
• Monthly clinical supervision sessions with a Consultant Supervisor.
• Support to obtain Section 12 approval (if needed).
• Inclusion in a peer support group and the SAS committee.
• Two protected SPA sessions per week for personal development and administrative duties.
• Opportunities for emergency on-call work if interested.
• Well-established processes for revalidation and annual appraisal, ensuring continuous professional growth.
Join us in making a difference in the lives of individuals with mental health challenges while furthering your own career in a supportive and dynamic environment.

We are a high quality, high performing NHS foundation trust. We are the main provider of specialist mental health and learning disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York as well as some highly specialised services across the country. We employ around 3,000 staff and every year we have contact with over 25,000 service users. Our vision is to provide outstanding mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice. Our ambition is to support our service users and carers, our staff and the communities we serve to live healthy and fulfilling lives. We need people like you to help us achieve our goals; to live our lives free from stigma and discrimination; and to improve the lives of people with a learning disability and mental ill health. We perform well against local and national targets and in our most recent CQC inspection, 85% of our services were rated good or outstanding. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development., LYPFT is committed to upholding its' statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children. Please refer to job description for further information. Patient Safety is a priority at LYPFT with a focus on system-based improvement and creating opportunities for learning. We will ensure compassionate engagement with all those involved in an incident and all incidents are met with a proportionate response. LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. As part of the Trust's commitment to its Gold Standard Armed Forces Covenant status, members of the Armed Forces Community are entitled to a guaranteed interview subject to meeting the role criteria. We welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health needs. Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible. In view of Home Office Immigration Regulations all applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates. In submitting an application form, you authorise Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed to the post. In submitting an application for a role please ensure that you only declare qualifications that are relevant to the role itself. We reserve the right to check all declared qualifications on an application form, whether they are directly relevant to the role or not. If you have not received any further communication from us within four weeks you are asked to assume that your application has been unsuccessful. If you should have any queries regarding progress with your application form please contact us. Please note: The Trust does not offer reimbursement of interview expenses.