Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry (In-Patient) Ashdale Ward

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Substantive, full time, 10 Programmed Activities per week plus on-call

(part time may be considered)

South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching Foundation Trust are recruiting for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the team on Ashdale Ward, 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 Calderdale and Kirklees acute pathway. Ashdale Ward is a well-established 24 bedded male gender general adult inpatient unit that is well supported by a specialty doctor and 3 resident doctors.

This vacancy is due to the current postholder leaving the Trust. The post is open to all eligible candidates as per the job description. This is a full-time post with 10 PAs and attracts 2 additional PAs that is reviewed every year at Job Planning. There is also on call supplement available.

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.