Consultant Psychiatrist in MHSOP Community
Posted 3 hours 29 minutes ago by NHS
Closing date: 05 January 2026.
Location: Acomb Health Centre, 1 Beech Grove, Acomb, YO26 5LD. The consultant has a designated office space and secretarial support. Periodic Foundation Year Trainee placement. The post holder will provide clinical and educational supervision to any junior doctor posted with them.
Main duties of the jobThe post holder will be responsible for providing a community based psychiatric service to older people in the West side of the South-West Community Hub, working in and providing clinical leadership to the West older people team (6 DCC PAs) and an additional 1.5 DCC PAs to All York and Selby Memory Team. To work with fellow consultants, clinical colleagues and service managers to provide an assessment and treatment service for older people with mental health problems.
- Provide clinical leadership to the West older people team and overall responsibility for the medical aspects of care of patients in that sector (6 DCC PAs). Also provide an additional 1.5 DCC PAs to All York and Selby Memory Team.
- Work jointly with colleagues from other disciplines and all relevant agencies to provide a comprehensive approach to patient care and treatment. Tees Esk and Wear Valleys supports New Ways of Working in Mental Health and the successful applicant will have a remit to contribute to multidisciplinary working in this context.
- Hold Responsible Clinician (RC) status as defined within the Mental Health Act & or support a non medical RC as Approved Clinician (AC) for inpatients when on duty on the out of hours on call rota and maintain section 12(2) approval.
- Assist colleagues in the Older Peoples service in planning, implementing and monitoring older peoples mental health services provided by TEWV.
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 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 a variety of ways and the cornerstone of these efforts is the TEWV Charter for the Medical Workforce.
Job responsibilitiesPlease see the attached job description and person specification for further information on this post. Please note, the Job Description has been approved 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.
- Take on a leadership role outside the multidisciplinary team. Understanding of NHS and 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.
- 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.
- MBBS 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 postgraduate qualification or CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) qualification.
- Additional clinical qualifications.
- 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.
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register in the Specialty or within 6 months of gaining CCT.
- Approved clinician status or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
- Approved under S12 or able to achieve with 3 months of appointment.
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register.
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
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.