Consultant Psychiatrist, Complex Rehab

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This vacancy is for a new substantive 10PA post following the current postholder moving to a new post internally.

The successful applicant will provide senior psychiatric input into the Community Rehabilitation Team. This team formed in January 2026 bringing together the previously regional Community Rehabilitation Enhanced Support Team (CREST) and the Recovery Centre as part of the wider work to create a Complex Psychosis Pathway within the Trust.

The Complex Psychosis Pathway provides a whole system approach to Mental Health Rehabilitation and Assertive Community Treatment in Leeds, which includes Newsam Ward 5 (Level 2 Rehab & relocating to Parkside Lodge), Asket Croft and Asket House inpatient settings, (Level 1 Rehab), the Community Rehabilitation Team and Assertive Outreach Team. The pathway also includes Rehabilitation practitioners embedded within the Community Hubs providing early rehabilitative and reablement interventions and enabling transitions for service users between Community Services and more intensive Assertive Outreach and Community Rehabilitation Support.

These are clinical delivery services.

The pathway includes an out of area /Trust case management role and mental health placement reviewer for people with complex psychosis who are placed in Level 2 rehabilitation Independent Hospitals outside of the Trust or in funded residential placements.

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.

• 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
• 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.

Leeds Partners NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a fulltime (10 PAs) Consultant Psychiatrist in the CRT service based at the Newsam/Askets. Less then full time arrangements can be negotiated.

The post holder will work with the MDT, colleagues and other agencies to deliver safe and effective care to patients. The service commitments are divided between the 3 consultants in group job planning.

The post holder, supported by the MDT, will provide:

Regular clinical reviews

Flexibility to accommodate urgent clinical reviews

Clinical input…