Consultant Psychiatrist in Addictions

We are seeking a Consultant Addiction Psychiatrist to work within the specialist Co-occurring Mental Health Alcohol and Drugs (COMHAD) team within the Forward Leeds partnership. The post is advertised at 5 PAs per week but there may be additional PAs available based on individual candidate circumstances. The post holder would be based in Leeds and expected to work across the three main hubs where care is delivered. There is a part-time clinical lead and consultant addiction psychiatrist, a specialty doctor, and junior doctors on rotation including Higher, Core and Foundation trainees.
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.
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
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
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 5 PA post plus a 1% category B availability for out of hours on-call duties.
As well as the offer of 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)
Career and pastoral support from line manager
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role of the specialist team within Forward Leeds 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.
The primary roles of the post-holder will be to provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients within the service. The post-holder will form an integral part of the MDT and support formulation and decision making regarding appropriate treatment. There will be an expectation that the post-holder contributes to the clinical management of the service and shares supervision duties for doctors in training with the clinical lead.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
MBChB or equivalent full registration with the GMC WAA CCT and endorsement or experience at senior level of addiction psychiatry AC approval
Skills
Essential
Evidence in application of excellent communication skills and ability to work well within MDT
Experience
Essential
Evidence in application of experience of clinical leadership
Up to date CPD
Essential
Up to date with CPD in addictions and WAA psychiatry current certificate of good standing
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