Consultant Psychiatrist – SPA/Core
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
The closing date is 22 January 2026
CONSULTANT IN COMMUNITY GENERAL ADULT PSYCHIATRY, SPA / CORE PATHWAY, BARNSLEY
Lundwood Health Centre, Littleworth Lane, Barnsley S71 5RG
Permanent, full time, 10 Programmed Activities per week plus on-call
South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust are recruiting for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Community General Adult Psychiatry, SPA / CORE PATHWAY, Barnsley based at Lundwood Health Centre, Littleworth Lane, Barnsley S71 5RG. 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.
As a Trust we are passionate about helping people reach their potential and live well in their communities by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. If you’re kind, caring and compassionate; you put the person first and in the centre; you know that families and carers matter; you are respectful, honest, open and transparent; you seek to improve and aim to be outstanding; and you’re relevant today and ready for tomorrow, we want you. How we work is as important to us as what we do. Our values and how we behave really matter to us.
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 supporting documents attached.
Main duties of the job
The starting salary for this post is 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.
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 do not hesitate to contact for a further discussion:
Dr S Chari, Medical Clinical Lead / Consultant Psychiatrist – Tel: 01226 644191 / suresh.chari@swyt.nhs.uk
Prof. S Thiyagesh, Chief Medical Officer – Tel: 07827 288236 (secretary) / subha.thiyagesh@swyt.nhs.uk
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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About us
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 we expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.
We do reserve the right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job responsibilities
For full advert, job description and person specification, please see attached supporting documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* Additional clinical qualifications.
Physical Attributes
* Smart professional appearance.
Personal Attributes
* Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes.
* Demonstrates emotional intelligence and leadership skills.
* Able to work flexibly and efficiently prioritise conflicting demands.
* Able to effectively manage time and resources within a team.
* Able to use electronic records.
* Commitment to annual appraisal and revalidation.
* Demonstrates proactive leadership.
* Demonstrates problem solving skills.
* Has cared for close family / friend with mental health needs.
Special Knowledge and Skills
* Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
* Ability to work in and lead team.
* Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement.
* Participated in continuous professional development.
* Participated in research or service evaluation.
* Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
* Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
* Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken.
* Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
* Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
* Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients.
Experience
* Excellent knowledge in specialty.
* 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.
* Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
* Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
* Able to provide clinical leadership to a multi‑professional team and liaise with a wide variety of agencies.
* Wide range of specialist and sub‑specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
* Included on the GMC Specialist Register for General Psychiatry, or within six months of gaining CCT.
* Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within three months of appointment.
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
* Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within six to twelve months of appointment.
Transport
* Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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