Consultant Psychiatrist in CAMHS Learning Disability

Consultant Psychiatrist in CAMHS Learning Disability

The closing date is 05 December 2025

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

Durham Tees Valley Child and Adolescent Mental HealthServices work with children and young people up to the age of 18 across GettingHelp, Getting More help and neurodevelopmental assessment teams. Generic teamsare closely linked with LD CAMHS, Eating Disorders and Forensic CAMHS. The outof hours activity is supported by dedicated CAMHS crisis team, which operateson 24/7 basis and provides extended crisis input as well as home treatmentoptions as an alternative to hospital admissions.

This is areplacement post following the moving of post by the previous substantiveconsultant within the same care group. The post has been covered by locumconsultant psychiatrists in the interim.

Durham Tees Valley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services meet themental and behaviour needs of children and young people up to the age of 18years.

The service is split into:

• Getting Help CAMHS,
• Getting More Help CAMHS, LD CAMHS and Neurodevelopmental assessment teams, intensive Home treatment, Crisis and Intensive Positive Behaviour Support
• Specialist services (Eating Disorders and ForensicCAMHS).

Main duties of the job

All referrals now come into the Single Point of Access at the Mulberry Centre, Darlington and are offered a face to face or telephoneaccess to service assessment. Those coming into Specialist LD CAMHS are thenoffered an appointment for initial assessment.

All young people open to the team have a Lead Professional /Care Co-ordinator. Consultant medical staff do not generally undertake initialassessments; they provide Lead Professional / Care Co-ordinator input for onlya small number of cases.

A multi-agency Autism Spectrum Disorder Specialist Teamoperates Trustwide

The multi-disciplinary Specialist Eating Disorder Team(which covers County Durham and Darlington) accepts referrals from North DurhamLDCAMHS.

Children and young people with attentional difficulties areassessed by the multidisciplinary team. We currently have trained nurseprescribers who work within this sub- team and have plans to further developthis provision within the team.

Young people presenting with immediate risk are assessed bythe childrens Crisis Team which operates 24 hr cover soon, seven days aweek. Medical staff provide daytime medical cover and out of hours through theon-call rota. The CAMHS intensive home treatment team and Intensive PositiveBehaviour Support team offer intensive home treatment to a small number ofchildren and young people in crisis to prevent admission or to support afterdischarge from Inpatient units. There is access to Holly unit for out of thehome behaviour support.

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 the majority of our mental health teams. Service users expectand are justified to expect collaborative relationships with dedicatedpsychiatrists who work consistently as part of effective services. Our medicalstaffing shortage puts strain on services and puts strain on workforcewellbeing and costs extend beyond the financial. The Medical Directorate andMedical Development Team are striving to improve medical workforce recruitmentand retention in a variety of ways and the cornerstone of these efforts is TheTEWV Charter for the Medical Workforce. (Please see attached SupportingDocument).

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