Job Summary
The Trust are seeking to recruit consultants to all specialities of psychiatry to the trust medical bank. Opportunities may include 2nd on call rota or 3rd on call rota depending on type of specialities.
The Trust is on a journey to become rated outstanding by the CQC and to ensure its a great place to work, therefore there has never been a better to time to join. We are a friendly supportive trust, and you will work with an experienced team of professionals to ensure that all patients receive high quality care. As a member of the team, you will have an opportunity to help shape our services and drive change within the organisation.
We offer local CPD events such as the JAPS (Joint Academic Psychiatric Seminar) a monthly meeting for trust-wide psychiatrists with a wide range of clinical topics covered. Additionally, we offer an in-house mentoring programme and leadership and management development activities. We are happy to look at supporting those with interests in research, whether a new or ongoing project. The personal wellbeing of our staff is very important, so we put a lot of focus on making sure all our employees are in a good place, feeling positive and happy. As this is bank work, it is on an as and when basis with no guaranteed hours and the local working arrangements will be dependent on the service any one shift is being worked in. You will receive an hourly rate appropriate to post and your salary scale within the NHS.
Main Duties
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- Carry out psychiatric assessments in a variety of settings working flexibly with other members of the team
- Be responsible for the day to day psychiatric and medical care of patients under the care of the Consultant
- To maintain adequate written documentation of all medical and psychiatric examination of the patients To maintain a professional and ethical stance towards the patients, their relatives, other team members and other agencies
- Deliver evidence-based treatments
- The post holder should work flexibly, be accessible and provide appropriate response to patients.
- Fieldhead Hospital Wakefield is our Main Hospital Base but you may be required to cover other areas of the wider Trust across Barnsley, Doncaster, Halifax or Dewsbury.
- Further details of clinical duties and general duties can be found in the Job Description
Successful candidates will have full registration with the GMC, as well as having achieved the appropriate level of competencies to carry out the role you have been employed to do.
About Us
We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.
Details
- Date posted: 26 October 2026
- Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
- Grade: Consultant
- Salary: Depending on experience
- Contract: Bank
- Duration: 365 days
- Working pattern: Flexible working
- Reference number: C9378-Bank-1026C
- Job locations: South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Fieldhead Hospital
- Ouchthorpe Lane
- WAKEFIELD
- West Yorkshire
- WF1 3SP
- United Kingdom
Job Description
Job responsibilities We are a specialist teaching NHS Foundation Trust that provides Community, Mental Health, and Learning Disability Services to the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees, and Wakefield. The Trust also provides some medium secure (forensic) services to the whole of Yorkshire and the Humber. Over 1.2 million people live in Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees, and Wakefield across urban and rural communities from a range of diverse backgrounds. We aim to match the communitys needs with locally sensitive and efficient services, and we always keep the person in the centre so that our services are effective and efficient.
We work with other local NHS organisations to provide comprehensive health care to people in our area. We also work closely with local authorities (social care) and with other government departments and voluntary organisations. Working in partnership is very important to us and is vital if we are to continue delivering high-quality services for local people.
Working in partnership also means working with the members of our Foundation Trust, who can have a say in how we run the Trust
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