Consultant Psychiatrist in Teesside Urgent Care Services

Haringey GP Federation; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Teesside is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist for the Urgent Care Service. The role involves working with multidisciplinary teams to provide high-quality psychiatric care, integrate into crisis services, and ensure effective patient management. Candidates must possess an MB BS qualification, be GMC registered, and have strong communication skills. This position offers a unique opportunity to support mental health services across the South and North of Tees.

Qualifications

• Must have leadership skills and the ability to influence change.
• Participation in continuous professional development is essential.
• Must possess excellent clinical knowledge in psychiatry.

Responsibilities

• Work mainly with the South of Tees Urgent Care Service.
• Attend team daily huddles for patient discussions.
• Involved in crisis assessment and intervention.

Skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective

Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise

MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification

Job description

Go back Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Psychiatrist in Teesside Urgent Care Services

The closing date is 21 January 2026

The postholder would mainly work with the South ofTees Urgent Care service based at Roseberry Park Hospital. They will also work closely with their counterpart for the North of TeesUrgent Care Service. The postholder will demonstrate the flexibility of working with the North of Tees Urgent CareService as and when a need arises, on a reciprocal basis. Thepost also covers the Crisis Assessment Suite based at Roseberry ParkHospital; this work is shared with the Consultant for North of Tees Urgent CareService

The Urgent Care Service aims to ensure that a high quality alternative to acute psychiatric admission existsfor those individuals in the locality who are experiencing a crisis related tosevere mental health problems. The service is gatekeeper to all Inpatient bedsto allow consideration of alternatives to Inpatient care. The service also aimsto provide an effective In Reach Service to facilitate early discharge fromhospital. A member of the Crisis/IHTTeam attends the Inpatient 24 Hour Report out providing clearcommunication links between the two services. A member of the Crisis/IHT Teamattends Discharge Planning Meetings and works with the CareCoordinator to facilitate discharge. It is a 24 hour, 365 day per year serviceand is capable of a rapid response seeing all referrals within 4 hours. It is amultidisciplinary team comprising staff from a variety of disciplines.

Main duties of the job

It is anticipated that the average number ofinpatients that the Consultant will be involved at any point in time is 10-14with RC responsibilities but with Speciality Doctor support. There is enoughsupport and supervision available and good level of MDT working. Average lengthof stay for our inpatients is 35 days but there is a clear aim to reduce thisto match national recommendations of bed occupancy.

There is an expectation that the Consultant willattend team daily huddles which is where patient are discussed, Consultantswill be required to support the team on a day to day basis and review patientsas and when necessary. The Consultant will also attend weekly Supercell meeting(attended by Team manager, Consultant, Advanced practitioner, Psychologistetc.) to discuss team and patient related issues.

About us

We are one of the largest specialist mental health and learning disabilities trusts in the country, with an annual income of £320m and a workforce of some 6,700 staff operating from around 100 sites in Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby. We provide a range inpatient and community services to 2m people living in County Durham, the Tees Valley, Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire. We also provide additional specialist services to other parts of Northern England.

We deliver our services by working in partnership with eight local authorities and clinical commissioning groups, a wide range of voluntary organisations, as well as service users, their carers and the public.

Psychiatrists are essentialcontributors to our mental health teams. Service users expect and are justifiedto expect collaborative relationships with dedicated psychiatrists who workconsistently as part of effective services. The Medical Directorate and MedicalDevelopment Team are striving to improve medical workforce recruitment andretention in a variety of ways and the cornerstone of these efforts is The TEWVCharter for the Medical Workforce. (Please see attached Supporting Document).

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for further information on this post. Please note that the job description is pending approval by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Person Specification

Leadership

• Reflects on own performance and behaviour, seeking and acting on feedback. Able to influence and persuade to improve services Able to take on leadership role in multidisciplinary team. Knowledge of structure and management of the NHS and the Trust. Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology OR able to achieve within one year of appointment Able to adapt to and lead service change.
• Able to take on a leadership role outside the multidisciplinary team. Understanding of NHS & wider health economy and its implications for the work of the Trust. Trained to standard equivalent to level 2 in TEWV Trust Quality improvement system

Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training Participated in continuous professional development Participated in research or service evaluation. Able to use and appraise clinical evidence. Has actively participated in clinical audit.
• 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

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
• Approved Clinician Status and Section 12 Status OR be able to achieve within 3 months.

Clinical Knowledge & Skills

• 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
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

Experience

• Describe your clinical experience relevant to this job role
• Any other experience that may be applicable

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.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust