South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry

Sponsorship offered Dewsbury Full-time Posted 5 days ago

Job summary

CONSULTANT IN OLDER PEOPLES SERVICE Ward 19, Priestley Unit, Dewsbury & District Hospital, Halifax Road, Dewsbury, WF13 4HS 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 Ward 19 team covering the male ward based at Priestley Unit, Dewsbury & District Hospital, Dewsbury, WF13 4HS. This role plays a vital part in ensuring our patients receive the care that they need and will be an integral role within the team.

This role has become available due to previous post holders leaving the Trust. This is an exciting time to be joining the service and the Trust as you can influence the development of dementia centre of excellence on the wards (male and female wards) along with other supportive senior leaders.

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 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. For the full advert please see the

£123,672 – £150,569 a year

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Location

Dewsbury

Contract

Full-time

Posted

5 days ago

Occupation

SOC 2212 · Specialist medical practitioners and consultants

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Listed health / education job: the national pay scale (NHS band or teacher pay) is the going rate

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

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This advert offers visa sponsorship. South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust holds a Home Office sponsor licence (A-rated · Skilled Worker route), checked against the register published 9 Nov 2026. Home Office FOI figures: 227 visa sponsorships in 2021–24. From the advert: 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. How we check sponsorship

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South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors: A-rated, licensed since at least 2021. 227 visa sponsorships in 2021–24 (Home Office FOI 2025/12841).
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