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Consultant Psychiatrist in Eating Disorders

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Leeds, LS14 6UHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£123,672 to £150,569

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

2 November 2026

14 days left

Job description

CONNECT is a national, award-winning specialist service for adults with eating disorders and is part of LYPFT. The service began treating individuals ...

The Trust is seeking a community-based consultant psychiatrist to join the CONNECT service. The post was developed as part of the expansion of existing eating disorders services to significantly reshape both in-patient and community services for adults with eating disorders across the West Yorkshire footprint which has a collective population of 1.98 million people spread across a wide geographical area and has arisen due to retirement of the previous post holder. This service development has provided an opportune moment to join and lead a new and exciting community-based adult eating disorders service and the successful applicant will support the Clinical Lead and wider MDT in implementing and evaluating the new service model in line with NICE (2017) and MEED (RCPsych, 2022) guidelines.

The post holder sought would be a skilled and experienced psychiatrist, working as a part of an MDT, in partnership with service users, carers, and partner agencies, to deliver specialized care to service users in the community.

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.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.net

Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at theJob 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.

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.

Qualifications

Essential: - CCT in WAA psychiatry and endorsement in eating disorders Preferred, but candidates experienced in WAA or CAMHS with a special interest in ED considered.

Experience

Essential

  • Excellent knowledge in specialty
  • Previous experience of eating disorders psychiatry
  • Excellent Clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
  • Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
  • Be able to demonstrate the experience required as per the person specification

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.

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

5 October 2026

Last checked

6 October 2026

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Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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