Employer: Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Hopewood Park Hospital
Town: Sunderland
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 pro rata for part time
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 11/03/2025 23:59
Consultant Psychiatrist in Adults Universal Crisis Team
Hello!
We are delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).
We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, ‘I’ve seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.’ We’re on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve.
Job overview
This Crisis resolution and home treatment team has been accredited with the Home Treatment Accreditation Scheme (HTAS) since June 2017.
This service operates at the critical and well-established interface of acute psychiatry, with close links to the large all-age liaison psychiatry services at Sunderland Royal and South Tyneside General Hospitals, as well as enjoying close links to the working age and older adults’ community mental health teams and inpatient services.
You will join an experienced crisis service which provides crisis assessment and home treatment for patients experiencing acute mental health problems, including older adults with both functional and organic mental illnesses who can be managed in the community with intensive mental health support, without the need for hospital admission.
You will join a skilled UCT multi-disciplinary (MDT) workforce, including 3 Consultant colleagues, 1 Specialty doctor, 1 Foundation trainee doctor, non-medical prescribers, a pharmacist, and specialist nurses.
Working 10 PAs a week over 4 or 5 days alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will be the clinical expert from a medical perspective to ensure best practice care is delivered and support the team.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and formulation to working age adult patients taken on for home treatment with the Sunderland & South Tyneside Crisis Team.
2. To undertake Section 12 work in relation to Mental Health Act assessments for UCT patients.
3. To provide (or ensure referral to the appropriate service for the provision of) up-to-date, evidence-based interventions for patients under the service’s care.
4. To collaborate with GPs, Community Teams, and primary care clinicians on follow-up arrangements for patients assessed or treated within the service.
5. To provide leadership, consultation, advice, and guidance within the MDT.
6. To work collaboratively with colleagues in other specialist mental health teams and develop proactive links with community services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applicants should be on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of obtaining CCT at the point of interview. Candidates should be suitably qualified, including eligibility for Section 12 approval and Approved Clinician status.
This is a substantive and full-time post; however, we would be happy to consider applicants available on a part-time or fixed-term basis.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* MBBS (or equivalent)
* MRCPsych or equivalent qualification
* Included on GMC Specialist Register (General Psychiatry) or eligible for inclusion, or a trainee within six months of CCT
* Approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983
* Approved Clinician Status
* 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
* An area of special interest relevant to the post as demonstrated by 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 users, carers, 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 e.g., 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
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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