Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Mental Health Community

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; Ripon; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Ripon is seeking a consultant psychiatrist to provide outpatient clinic services and lead assessments in a community-focused setting. The role includes conducting new assessments and follow-ups while collaborating with a diverse mental health team. Candidates should have expertise in mental health practice and excellent interpersonal skills to engage effectively with patients and staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultant input in outpatient clinics.
• Conduct up to 2 new assessments and 10 follow-ups per week.
• Share supervision of junior medical staff.

Job description

Overview

The expectations of the clinical work are that you will provide consultant input in line with the principles of New Ways of Working. The core clinical work will involve outpatient clinics, formulation-, review- and leadership- meetings and Mental Health Act-related work. The direct clinical workload centres on clinic-based meetings. Inpatient services are provided from Foss Park Hospital in York with enhanced support for local teams provided through the crisis resolution and home treatment team.

Responsibilities

• You will not act as a care coordinator. You will act as a lead professional for those patients not subject to CPA.
• You will conduct up to 2 new assessments per week, following the initial assessments by the care coordinator.
• You will conduct 10 follow ups per week.
• Review will occur on a regular basis to manage the caseload within acceptable numbers.
• Cover arrangements and supervision of junior medical staff will be shared with the other post holder who works 5 PAs in this team.

Team and Location

The Harrogate locality is covered by the Harrogate Integrated Community team (HICT) and Ripon Integrated Community Team (RICT). These teams include workers with assertive outreach and primary care functions, based at Valley Gardens Resource Centre in central Harrogate. There is a Crisis and Resolution Team based there as well. The acute hospital liaison service is based at Harrogate District Hospital. The post holder will be working with the Ripon Integrated Community team. Another consultant also provides input into this team with 5 PAs. The team covers the areas of Ripon, Knaresborough and Boroughbridge.

Organisation context

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 around 6,700 staff operating from around 100 sites in Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby. We provide inpatient and community services to about 2 million people living in County Durham, the Tees Valley, Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire, and provide additional specialist services to other parts of Northern England. We deliver services in partnership with eight local authorities and clinical commissioning groups, a wide range of voluntary organisations, service users, their carers and the public.

Context

Psychiatrists are essential contributors to our mental health teams. Service users expect collaborative relationships with dedicated psychiatrists who work consistently as part of effective services. The Medical Directorate and Medical Development Team are pursuing medical workforce recruitment and retention through the TEWV Charter for the Medical Workforce.