The Leeds and York Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a part time Consultant Psychiatrist in Working Age Adult Psychiatry to work at the Rough Sleepers Mental Health Team based in Leeds.
Within Leeds we know people who sleep rough experience a number of difficulties in accessing mainstream mental health (MH) services for many reasons including the inability to adhere to planned appointments and substance misuse. However, we have excellent support provision and there are a number of services in Leeds working together around street homelessness including from the Local Authority, VCSE sector and NHS.
This is an exciting new role with in a newly funded service for those rough sleeping 'and at risk of'. The model has been co-produced with partners/practitioners across the sector working with those experiencing street homelessness. This service also aims to build on the small number of pilots to address barriers to accessing mental health services using a psychological trauma informed approach. The post holder will be joining a new multi-disciplinary team within the Working Age Adult Community Services.
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
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The Leeds and York Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a part time Consultant Psychiatrist in Working Age Adult Psychiatry to work at the Rough Sleepers Mental Health Team based in Leeds.
Within Leeds we know people who sleep rough experience a number of difficulties in accessing mainstream mental health (MH) services for many reasons including the inability to adhere to planned appointments and substance misuse. However, we have excellent support provision and there are a number of services in Leeds working together around street homelessness including from the Local Authority, VCSE sector and NHS.
This is an exciting new role with in a newly funded service for those rough sleeping 'and at risk of'. The model has been co-produced with partners/practitioners across the sector working with those experiencing street homelessness. This service also aims to build on the small number of pilots to address barriers to accessing mental health services using a psychological trauma informed approach. The post holder will be joining a new multi-disciplinary team within the Working Age Adult Community Services.
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
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