Consultant Psychiatrist in Addictions

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are seeking an Addictions Consultant Psychiatrist to work 10 PAs at Forward Leeds alongside a and junior doctor and fulltime Specialty Doctor.

Forward Leeds is a consortium arrangement of four organisations, of which LYPFT form one part. The other organisations are BARCA, St Anne's, and Humankind. Humankind is the 'lead provider' and data controller. They have the contractual relationship with the commissioner and agree a series of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the LYPFT team. The service is provided across 3 sites at Armley Park Court, Kirkgate and Irford House.

The essential role of the Specialist Team is to provide assessment, treatment, and aftercare for people

who misuse alcohol and other drugs and who also have complex needs. It provides the following specialist functions: Dual Diagnosis (Co-Occurring Mental Health Alcohol and Drugs or COMHAD), Pregnancy and Parenting, Specialist Psychosocial Interventions, Hospital In-Reach to Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust, a primary care team of non-medical prescribers for alcohol dependence, and a Street Therapeutic Outreach Team.

Main duties of the job

Are you committed to providing high quality patient care? WE need 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.

Here are Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) we are an organisation committed to providing high quality care to improve health and lives which seeks to provide outstanding mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice and while maintaining the values of simplicity, integrity and care for those in need.

The Trust strategy is built upon three priorities:

Delivering great care that is high quality and improves lives

Providing a rewarding and supportive place to work

Using resources to deliver effective and sustainable services

As a medical workforce, we provide outstanding secondary care mental health services that allow our service users to feel that they are safe and receiving the latest, high quality, evidence-based care, delivered by motivated, engaged and compassionate staff, who feel supported and enabled to grow in the workplace and the systems we provide. Further information can be found here

About us

LYPFT now offer a revised and increased starting salary for newly appointed consultants to the Trust. All newly appointed will be started on £105,390 at pay point YC72 (point 04).

In addition to this we offer a wide range of benefits to help support a healthy work-life balance and support your overall health and wellbeing including:

Excellent relocation package(if applicable)
Annual leave entitlement as per the terms and conditions of Consultant contract,
On-site parking
Cycle to work & car leasing schemes
Wide -range of Health & Wellbeing benefits

This is a 10 PA post plus a 1% category B availability for out of hours on-call duties.

As well as financial support for relocation (up to £8,000*), we want to understand what flexibility means to you, do you want to work condensed hours? Do you have caring responsibilities? Is there a certain day which you cannot work for personal reasons? Then talk to us.

*subject to conditions.

What you will get:

Supportive and friendly colleagues
Personalised Coaching and Mentoring
Weekly academic teaching
Access to NHS Leadership and Development opportunities, including opportunity to become an appraiser and educational / training development opportunities
Annual Medical Leadership development day
Generous study leave allowance (averaging 10 days per year and up to 30 days leave over 3 years with a budget of £1000 per annum)

Date posted

07 May 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,390 to £131,964 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

173-31024-MED

Job locations

Tower Court

Leeds

LS12 2LY

Job description

Job responsibilities

The primary role of the post holder in Forward Leeds is to provide clinics at Forward Leeds, alongside attendance at the MDT, team supervision and contribute to senior leadership of the service. The postholder will work jointly with colleagues from other disciplines and all relevant agencies to provide a comprehensive approach to patient care and treatment. LYPFT supports New Ways of Working in Mental Health and the appointee will have a remit to contribute to multidisciplinary working in this context. All referrals are discussed and allocated at the MDT meeting.

The consultant psychiatrist would usually see those with drug or alcohol use for assessment, diagnosis and treatment, including opiate substitution, management of detoxification, mental health assessments where psychotropic medication may be of benefit, concerns regarding physical health, post detox assessment and annual review of those on opiate substitution therapy otherwise managed by NMP.

There is a requirement to ensure effective communication across partners, including within Forward Leeds, with GPs and with our interface with community mental health and crisis teams. There is an expectation that the postholder will work closely with the Clinical Lead to provide clinical leadership and service development; will participate in clinical governance activities, including clinical audit and risk management to continuously improve the quality of care provided for service users; will participate in continuing professional development, appraisal and the revalidation process and will contribute to team training and the education of any undergraduates or junior medical staff attached to the team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBChB; MRCPsych; endorsement in addictions desirable; CCT in GA psychiatry

Experience

Essential

GA and addictions psychiatry

Skills

Essential

Evidence on application of good communication skills
Evidence on application of experience in QIP/service development

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBChB; MRCPsych; endorsement in addictions desirable; CCT in GA psychiatry

Experience

Essential

GA and addictions psychiatry

Skills

Essential

Evidence on application of good communication skills
Evidence on application of experience in QIP/service development

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.