Consultant Psychiatrist

Haringey GP Federation; North East; On-site; GBP 80,000 - GBP 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in the UK seeks a Consultant Psychiatrist to lead and transform Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Durham. The role involves providing assessments, diagnosing conditions like ADHD and anxiety disorders, along with developing care plans. Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and the ability to adapt to service needs are essential. The ideal candidate holds relevant medical qualifications, is registered with the GMC, and is adept at managing complex clinical situations.

Qualifications

• Reflects on own performance and seeks feedback.
• Trained in quality improvement methodologies.
• Participated in continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Offer mental health assessments and holistic care plans for patients up to 18 years.
• Conduct psychiatric assessments and follow person-centred care pathways.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and adapt to service changes.

Skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty

Leadership in multidisciplinary teams

Knowledge of NHS structure and management

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice

MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification

Job description

Go back Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Psychiatrist in CAMHS - Durham

The closing date is 20 March 2026

This is an exciting opportunity for a child and adolescent consultant psychiatrist to become involved in transformation and leadership within a forward looking CAMHS service. We are keen to shape the post to fit the needs of the right applicant and to support them in developing their interests within our broad portfolio of services.

Durham Tees Valley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services work with children and young people up to the age of 18 across Getting Help, Getting More help and neurodevelopmental assessment teams. Generic teams are closely linked with LD CAMHS, Eating Disorders and Forensic CAMHS. The out-of-hours activity is supported by dedicated CAMHS crisis team, which operates on a 24/7 basis and provides extended crisis input as well as home treatment options as an alternative to hospital admissions.

The North Durham CAMH service is a community, out-patient specialist Getting More Help CAMHS team, supported by a Getting Help Service which works into schools and with young people with mild/moderate mental health difficulties. It serves the Durham City, Consett and Chester-le-Street populations (180,000 all ages population with approximately 25% being under 18 years).

Children and Young people in the area are supported by a range of internal and external getting advice, getting help and getting risk support mental health services. In addition, there are a range of local authority education and social care support services.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is expected to offer mental health assessment, psychiatric opinions, diagnosis and holistic care plans for patients up to the age of 18, referred to them in hours and when on call. The Trust expects about 2 new patient assessments per week with 650 face to face contacts per year; this is for a full-time consultant, but exact figures can vary, depending upon the type of work undertaken, in agreement in job planning.

Direct patient contact would include new patients to service, new psychiatric assessments and review appointments. Main conditions would be expected to include ADHD, ASD, Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders, Eating Disorders, Tic Disorders, Psychosis, Self-harm, Conduct Disorder and Sleep disorders. The Trust has several person-centred pathways of care developed specifically for young people and the post holder would generally be expected to follow these.

Clinical work would be expected to be carried out predominantly within the clinical base at the Rosewood Centre in Middlesbrough but may occur within other settings for example a young person may have strong feelings about being seen in an alternative community setting or it may be more appropriate to see a young person at their school. There will also be infrequent occasions when young people need to be seen in other settings such as the acute hospital, police station or a residential placement.

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 of 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 essential contributors to the majority of our mental health teams. Service users expect and are justified to expect collaborative relationships with dedicated psychiatrists who work consistently as part of effective services. Our medical staffing shortage puts strain on services and puts strain on workforce wellbeing and costs extend beyond the financial. The Medical Directorate and Medical Development Team are striving to improve medical workforce recruitment and retention in a variety of ways and the cornerstone of these efforts is The TEWV Charter for the Medical Workforce. (Please see attached Supporting Document).

The Trust welcomes a conversation about flexible working.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for further information on this post. Please note the job description is currently waiting approval from the Royal College.

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