Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Mental Health Community

Haringey GP Federation; North East; On-site; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS mental health trust is looking for a Consultant to join their multidisciplinary team in Spennymoor, North East England. The role involves providing clinical expertise for mental health patients with various conditions, conducting assessments, and contributing to service improvement. Candidates must hold a relevant medical qualification, be registered with the GMC, and have excellent clinical skills. This position offers a chance to work collaboratively in a complex care environment while positively impacting patient care.

Qualifications

• Must have excellent clinical skills using a bio-psycho-social perspective.
• Experience in clinical research and/or service evaluation required.
• Must show commitment to continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical expertise for new and ongoing cases.
• Liaise with local GPs and inpatient units.
• Conduct home visits and outreach as necessary.

Skills

Excellent knowledge in specialty

Excellent clinical skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Ability to manage clinical complexity

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Fully registered with the GMC

MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification

Job description

Overview

Go back Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 30 March 2026

The post is a replacement 10 PA post. Sedgefield treatment and intervention team is based in Spennymoor. The team provides secondary mental health service input for all mental health conditions for the working age adult population. The team receives referrals from GP surgeries via central Access team and other sources such as Crisis team/Liaison Psychiatry/wards. The team provides specialist support to patients with significant mental health difficulties such as mood disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, personality disorder and adult neurodevelopmental conditions such as ADHD/Autism. The team can obtain expert advice from Trust-wide specialist services including ADHD service, Autism Spectrum Assessment Team and eating disorder service. Crisis Team manages access to inpatient services. The post-holder will develop effective working relationships with Crisis Team and Inpatient Team by liaising with these services when patients are referred to the crisis team or needing alternatives to hospital beds. Patients who need to be in hospital will be managed by the inpatient team. The post holder will join a dedicated multidisciplinary team and contribute to compassionate and evidence-based patient care and service improvement.

Situated within Spennymoor, County Durham, working into Sedgefield North PCN which consists of 10 GP Practice groups in the area.

Main duties of the job

The Consultant will work as part of a multidisciplinary team and provide clinical expertise for both new and ongoing cases, particularly around psychopharmacology, diagnosis, risk assessments including liaison with local GPs and inpatient units. All referrals for inpatients will be seen initially by the Crisis Team who are based nearby. West Park Hospital is the receiving mental health inpatient unit. All referrals for inpatients will be seen initially by the Crisis Team based at West Park Hospital, Darlington.

Most outpatient work will be at Enterprise House with some clinics based at the Pioneering Care Centre in Newton Aycliffe. There is also an expectation to do home visits and outreach as necessary. The consultant is expected to liaise with inpatient teams for instance formulation meetings and transfer of care meetings.

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 about 6,700 staff operating from around 100 sites in Durham, Tees Valley, North Yorkshire and York and Selby. We provide a range of inpatient and community services to 2 million 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 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. The Medical Directorate and Medical Development Team are striving to improve medical workforce recruitment and retention in various ways, and the cornerstone of these efforts is The TEWV Charter 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, the job description has not yet been approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

This advert will close once sufficient applications have been received.

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