South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry

Licensed sponsor Halifax Full-time Posted 2 weeks ago

Job summary

Substantive Old Age Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry for Calderdale & Kirklees Huddersfield Royal Infirmary & Calderdale Royal Hospital Full time, 10 Programmed Activities per week plus on call South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching Foundation Trust are recruiting for an Old Age Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Liaison Psychiatry for Calderdale and Kirklees covering Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and Calderdale Royal Hospital.

This role plays a vital part in ensuring our patients receive the care that they need and will be an integral role within the Mental health liaison team. Provide medical leadership input to the liaison service. To work with colleagues in the acute and mental health trusts to integrate psychiatry into acute medical care to improve patient outcomes.

The starting salary for this post is aligned with point 04 of the consultant pay scale (£123,672 -£150,569), in line with Trust policy for newly appointed consultants. Placement on the scale will be reviewed where applicable NHS consultant experience can be evidenced. For the full advert please see the

£123,672 – £150,569 a year

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Location

Halifax

Contract

Full-time

Posted

2 weeks ago

Occupation

SOC 2212 · Specialist medical practitioners and consultants

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in the top 25% of UK full-time pay for this occupation

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