Consultant General Adult Psychiatry IHBT

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Consultant General Adult Psychiatry IHBT

The closing date is 12 February 2026

CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST IN Adult Intensive Home-Based Treatment Psychiatry, Kirklees, Folly Hall Mills, Huddersfield, HD1 3LT

Full time substantive, 10 Programmed Activities per week plus on-call

(part time may be considered)

South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Adult Intensive Home-Based Treatment Psychiatry, Kirklees, Folly Hall Mills, Huddersfield, HD1 3LT
. 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. This is open to all eligible candidates who fulfil the essential criteria as per the job description.

This is a full-time post with 10 PAs. There is also an on-call supplement available.

Salary aligned with point 04 of the consultant pay scale (£119,490-£145,478), 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 meets 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 supporting documents attached.

The Trust has much to offer as a place to work and Yorkshire has much to offer as a place to live, and throughout you will experience our renowned warm Yorkshire welcome and, for the right person, an attractive relocation package may be available.

We encourage diversity and understand that everyone’s circumstances are unique. We therefore actively encourage any prospective candidates to get in touch if they have any questions or would like to discuss any aspect of this exciting post. Please contact the following for a further discussion:
Dr C Bachu or Prof. Thiyagesh.

Dr C Bachu, Medical Clinical Lead / cha

Prof. S Thiyagesh, Chief Medical Officer - Tel: (secretary) /

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.

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We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the West Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups. We value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means we’re accountable to our members, who can have a say in how we’re run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

For full advert, job description and person specification, please see…