About this role
Job summary
Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a full time (10 PA) Specialist Psychiatrist in the Community Rehabilitation Team, based at Asket Croft in Leeds. Less than full time arrangements can be negotiated.
This vacancy is for a new substantive post. The successful applicant will provide 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 successful applicant will provide additional medical and clinical leadership to Community Rehab Team.
The Specialist Psychiatrist, alongside the Consultant Psychiatrist is expected to be a key member of that leadership team which ensures high quality standards of care.
The proposed timetable is shown in the work programme section of this job description.
Main duties of the job
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.
It is expected that the post holder will work with the MDT to ensure regular and timely clinical care to both community patients and those in engagement or consultancy streams in locked rehabilitation. Due to the nature of the patient group, reviews are carried out primarily as home visits or hospital reviews and usually in partnership with other members of the MDT.
About us
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.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including 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 alongside 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.
Job description Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read theCandidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.
We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.
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Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
MBChB; MRCPsych, s12 approved; AC approved desirable, but essential to otherwise be committed to and already working towards AC status.
Experience Essential
A minimum of 12 years medical work since obtaining a primary medical qualification, of which a minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grade Evidence of being able to work well in MDT; leadership skills required. Experience of working as an AC in the community.
values-based Desirable
Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue. Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help. Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address Asket Croft
Seacroft
Leeds
LS14 1PP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)