Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist - York
The closing date is 11 August 2025
Job summary
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
1. Access assessment for young people referred across the North Yorkshire region (the ideal candidate will be part of an access assessment team to lead and support the team to agree admissions, provide consultant assessments to decisions and recommendations when not suitable for admission and work with the provider collaborative partners to recommend suitable alternatives to admission).
2. Admit when necessary, alternatively divert to day care where appropriate, to provide assessment and treatment both informally and under the mental health act (the ideal candidate will act as RC leading the care and treatment of the YP under their care including all CPA/CETR and MHRT work as required).
3. Work with the family and other professional networks within the commissioning scope that has been agreed to (the ideal candidate will be a part of a governance team within the unit to influence co-production work with YP and family, will influence the need and desire to work with VCS partners in addition to established professional networks).
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 an incredible 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 any individual requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only (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.
Details
Date posted
14 July 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£119,490 to £139,882 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
173-33825-MED
Job locations
Mill Lodge
York
YO32 9QA
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Mill Lodge
York
YO32 9QA
Employer's website
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