Consultant Psychiatrist

NHS; Carlisle; Hybrid; GBP 109,000 - GBP 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in North Cumbria seeks a Consultant Psychiatrist to join their Child and Young People Services (CYPS). This full-time role entails managing complex mental health cases and providing leadership within a multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality clinical care and participating in strategic development. The position offers a competitive salary of £109,725 to £145,478 per annum, with additional support like relocation packages and flexible working options.

Benefits

Up to £8k relocation package

30 days study leave (every 3 years)

Flexible working opportunities

Teaching and research opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of multidisciplinary team working.
• Wide clinical experience in general adult psychiatry.
• Proven competence in diagnosis of psychiatric disorders.

Responsibilities

• Manage cases from Core CAMHS and Crisis patients.
• Participate in engagement and assessment of patients.
• Work effectively with multidisciplinary community teams.

Skills

Multidisciplinary team working

Clinical management of psychiatric disorders

Teaching skills

Time-efficient work

Education

MBBS (or equivalent)

GMC Specialist Register (General Psychiatry)

Postgraduate qualifications in relevant field

Job description

Go back Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Psychiatrist in North Cumbria CYPS

The closing date is 04 March 2026

This is an exciting opportunity to work into a consultant post (10PA) for a CYPS psychiatrist to provide medical input into the community CYPS service located in North Cumbria. The post holder is expected to have total DCC of 7.5 pa and a 2.5 pa for SPA.

This is a replacement Consultant Psychiatrist. It is a full time post comprising of 10 Pas, including an SPA allocation of 2.5.

North Cumbria Child and Young People Services (CYPS), aims to provide:

• Assessment and a comprehensive range of treatments for mental health disorders affecting children and young people aged 0-18 years,
• Teaching, training and consultation to practitioners in universal, targeted and specialist services to support the delivery of evidence-based mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention strategies.
• Comprehensive treatment in all the modalities (CAMHS/ ADHDating Disorder/LD/Crisis) under one roof ensuring holistic management.

You will join a well-established team of 2 other consultants, SAS doctors and higher and core resident doctors supporting CYPS.

Main duties of the job

Consultant role will be to manage cases from Core CAMHS, Children's LD and Crisis patients (in case of a need for MHAA or urgent assessments during working hours). In addition, role will be to be part of ADHD Diagnostic MDT meetings (Fridays).

The post-holder is expected to:

• Participate in the engagement, assessment, diagnosis and formulation of patients referred to the CYPS.
• Be committed to delivering excellence in clinical care,
• Work effectively with the multidisciplinary community team and in-patient teams.
• Promote the safety and well-being of the patients we serve.
• To respect the rights and the dignity of patients.
• To consider the individual and cultural needs of patients and
• To work with families and carers in the best interest of the patient (in line with the Trust Carers' Charter).

About us

Why us?

• Up to £8k relocation package
• 30 days study leave (every 3 years)
• Flexible working opportunities created with you involved in your job plan
• Remote working available as suits service needs
• Dedicated and protected SPA time
• Focus on creating a healthy workforce by investing heavily in health and wellbeing accessible support including emotional, physical, social, psychological financial and career well being
• Teaching and research opportunities available
• including mentoring, medical leadership, and coaching
• Teaching of the art Medical Education Centre
• Employee Excellence awards
• Plus, lots more employee benefits including discounts. Find out more at www.thriveatcntw.co.uk

As an added bonus, the Trust is located in the Northeast of Englandbria area of outstanding natural beauty, containing national parks, ancient heritage sites and major cities supported by excellent national and international transport links. The area is predominantly rural and contains the Lake District National Park which is considered one of England's finest areas of natural beauty.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

While primarily responsible for delivering a quality clinical service, the consultant psychiatrist is also expected to be actively involved in the strategic development of the team and broader services and being involved with the team manager and locality manager in helping to steer the development of the service in line with the strategic direction and the values of the organisation. The consultant psychiatrist is expected to carry a caseload of between 60-70 of the most complex cases, but will also be available at short notice to provide consultation and advice to other team members, although they are not required to act as care co-ordinator. There will be a care coordinator allocated to any case under consultant psychiatrist.

There is also opportunity to be part of developing ongoing changes within services in the region such as

Hope Haven the 24/7 hub which would be bring creative ways to working with other professionals and providing care for patients. The 24/7 hub will bring together a range of services under one roof while also working with the existing community service support. It is one of six pilot centres funded by NHS England and due to be launched in April 2025.

The Pears Cumbria School of Medicine (PCSM) which is also a new venture in the region between university of Cumbria and Imperial college London. The aim is to produce doctors committed to delivering cutting-edge healthcare approaches and serve the needs of the Cumbria community.

Please note we can not sponsor GMC for this role.

Please note this vacancy will close once sufficient applications have been received.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• MBBS (or equivalent)
• Included on GMC Specialist Register (General Psychiatry) or eligible for inclusion, or a trainee within six months of CCT.
• Approved under Section12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983
• Approved Clinician Status
• MRCPsych or equivalent qualification
• Postgraduate qualifications in a relevant field
• Has undergone training in educational supervision
• Has undergone training in appraisal

Knowledge

• Up to date knowledge in the field of Psychiatry
• Awareness of current issues and controversies in service provision, mental health policy and legislation
• Interest in liaison psychiatry as demonstrated by experience, publications or presentations to learned societies

Experience

• Experience of multidisciplinary team working
• Wide clinical experience in general adult psychiatry in different clinical settings
• Experience of Clinical Audit
• Experience in multiagency work especially with service user, carer and voluntary agencies
• Experience in service management or development

Skills

• High level of clinical skills
• Able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Proven competence in diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders in Adult Psychiatry
• Excellent teaching skills
• Demonstrate the ability to work in a time efficient manner
• Established record of clinical leadership
• Established ability as a clinical teacher
• Training in specific and relevant treatment skills eg a brief form of psychological therapy

Personal Characteristics

• Able to sustain self and support others
• Trustworthiness
• Able to meet the mobility requirements of the post
• Maturity, openness and flexibility

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.

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a year pro rata per annum