Consultant Psychiatrist in AMH, Treatment & Intervention
14 days ago
Darlington
The closing date is 28 August 2026 The team is based at Parkside Community Mental Health Centre, Middlesbrough. The Consultant will provide committed, proactive and responsive clinical leadership working with other staff to provide a treatment and intervention service for individuals suffering from chronic or severe mental health conditions in Parkside and into the EIP Team. The Consultant is supported by a Specialty doctor and Foundation doctor and will provide supervision to them. The Treatment & Intervention and EIP teams have Nurse prescribers, and the post holder will supervise them as well. The Consultant will provide medical input to the Treatment and Intervention team and EIP team, patients and review clinics located at Parkside. The Consultant will undertake joint reviews with other team members for complex, unstable and high-risk patients, be fully involved in personalised care planning, and provide clinical support and supervision alongside the Team Manager, Advanced Practitioners and Psychologists. They will attend Huddle, Supercell and team meetings. The Treatment and intervention team can obtain specialist advice from Trust-wide services such as a Tertiary Treatment and Intervention team Service, an ADHD service, the Autism Spectrum Assessment Team, the Perinatal Team and the eating disorder service. • Provide committed, proactive and responsible leadership working with the Community Treatment and Intervention Team and EIP team., • Attend the Daily Huddle and weekly Supercell meetings where decisions are made about patient care and the management plan., • Undertake assessments for new patients, follow‑up and review patients by engaging with the Model Line process, providing diagnosis and treatment plan., • Attend and fully contribute to formulation meetings and a care plan review meetings., • Act as Responsible Clinician for patients on a Community Treatment Order (CTO) and MOJ order., • Be responsible for Mental Health Act Assessments in the community and occasional Section 136 assessments., • Provide appropriate supervision to Junior Medical Staff and Non‑Medical Prescribers in the team., • On-call frequency 1:18 covering all mental health units in Teesside (AMH and Mental Health Services for Older People), CAS (Crisis Assessment Suite – based at Roseberry Park Hospital) and the acute hospitals in Teesside (North Tees and James Cook University Hospital). Also covers MHA assessments in the community, assessments at Police station and crisis teams. We are one of the largest specialist mental health and learning disabilities trusts in the country, operating from around 100 sites in Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby. We provide inpatient and community services to 2 million people living in County Durham, the Tees Valley, Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire, plus additional specialist services in other parts of Northern England. We deliver our services by partnering with eight local authorities and clinical commissioning groups, a wide range of voluntary organisations, service users, their carers and the public. Please refer to the attached job description for further information on this post and the person specification for applicant requirements. • Reflect on own performance and behaviour, seek and act on feedback; influence and persuade to improve services., • Take on leadership role in the multidisciplinary team and outside it; understand NHS and wider health economy implications for the Trust., • Show commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology; or achieve it within one year of appointment., • Adapt to and lead service change., • Deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training; participate in continuous professional development, research or service evaluation., • Use and appraise clinical evidence; lead clinical audits that result in service change., • MB BS or equivalent medical qualification., • Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of gaining CCT., • Approved clinician status or achieve it within 3 months of appointment., • Approved under S12 or achieve it within 3 months of appointment., • Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management., • Excellent knowledge in specialty; excellent clinical skills using bio‑psycho‑social perspective and wide medical knowledge; excellent oral and written communication skills in English., • Manage clinical complexity and uncertainty; make decisions based on evidence and experience including contribution of others; meet duties under MHA and MCA., • Wide range of specialist and sub‑specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service., • Experience in the specialty., • Any other experience that may be applicable. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check to verify any previous criminal convictions. Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust £113,565 to £150,569 a year. This post may attract a recruitment premium. #J-18808-Ljbffr