Consultant in Psychiatry Liaison Team in Wakefield inWakefield PUBLISHED MON 9 JUN 2025 Jump to job information section
Job description
CONSULTANT IN PSYCHIATRY LIAISON TEAM
Fieldhead Hospital, Ouchthorpe Lane, Wakefield, WF13SP
Permanent, full time, 10 Programmed Activities per week plus on-call
(part time may be considered)
South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust are recruiting for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Psychiatry Liaison Team. This role plays a vital part in provision of mental health services to Pinderfields Hospital and Dewsbury District Hospital. The Psychiatry Liaison Team is well established, it has a core 24 model, and it is well staffed with band 6 and band 7 nurses, specialty doctor and another consultant.
As a Trust were passionate about helping people reach their potential and live well in their communities by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. If youre kind, caring and compassionate; you put the person first and in the centre; you know that families and carers matter; you are respectful, honest, open and transparent; you seek to improve and aim to be outstanding; and youre relevant today and ready for tomorrow, we want you. How we work is as important to us as what we do. Our values and how we behave really matter to us.
This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to join a friendly, supportive and experienced team. The postholder will work an experienced team of professionals, to ensure that all patients receive high quality care.
We encourage diversity and understand that everyones circumstances are unique, we therefore actively encourage any prospective candidates to get in touch, if they have any questions or would like to discuss any aspect of this exciting post, please do not hesitate to contact.
Dr Abida Abbas, Psychiatry Liaison Consultant and Chief Clinical Information Officer Tel /
Dr Raghu Vutla, Medical Clinical Lead, Raghu.Vutla @swyt.nhs.uk/Tel-
Prof. S Thiyagesh, Chief Medical Officer Tel: /
At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.
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