Role Overview
Our Female HDU will provide specialist care for women experiencing acute and complex mental health. The unit supports patients who require enhanced engagement, intensive therapeutic input, and a structured environment to support recovery. We are committed to safe, trauma‑informed, person‑centred care recognising the unique needs of women within mental health services. This award‑winning, CQC rated good Trust delivers integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire.
Responsibilities
* Recruit, select and develop the clinical team.
* Balance therapeutic and medical models and support the implementation, training and delivery of this approach.
* Clinically and operationally lead the new HDU team and join the acute and urgent care leadership team.
* Provide senior Band 7 duty cover on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays across the wider unplanned adult and older adult inpatient services (approximately four weekends per year), with time off in lieu taken during the week.
* Coordinate with the weekend multidisciplinary team (MDT) to facilitate urgent MDT discussions and support all inpatient areas.
Benefits
* Enhanced leave package.
* Health and wellbeing support.
* Competitive benefits above and beyond other NHS Trusts.
We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
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