Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Mental Health Community

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider is seeking a full-time consultant psychiatrist for the Scarborough Community Mental Health Team. The role involves providing medical leadership, engaging in complex care planning, and participating in various clinical duties including outpatient work and emergencies. Strong leadership and collaborative skills are essential in this position, offering a significant opportunity to contribute to mental health services in the community.

Responsibilities

• Lead and provide medical leadership to the outer section of the Community Mental Health Team.
• Engage in formulation, review, and leadership meetings.
• Conduct outpatient work, including clinical admin and emergencies.

Job description

Job Overview

This exciting 10‑PA post has arisen due to increased financial provision into the area. The post will be shared with another full‑time consultant who will work in the central area of the city. It covers the provision of medical leadership to the outer area of the Scarborough Community Mental Health Team (SICT). The division between outer and central sections is purely for medical cover purposes and follows an equitable division of local GP surgeries. The community team continues to operate as one community team. The job is split into 3 sessions of supporting professional activities (SPA) and 7 sessions of direct clinical care (DCC) and it is hoped that the post‑holder will be encouraged to use the SPA provision to engage in research, education or service development in conjunction with local colleagues in order to ensure that this can occur in formal protected time. The post‑holder will provide consultant leadership in line with the principles of New Ways of Working to the outer section of the Community Mental Health Team in Scarborough.

Location and Team

The community team is based at The Ellis Centre. The team delivers care based on the principles of productive and purposeful care (PPC) to improve the quality and efficiency of patients' care journey.

Clinical Duties and Workload

The post‑holder’s core clinical duties will involve formulation, review and leadership meetings, MH‑Act related work, and involvement in complex care planning meetings. Based on Royal College recommendations, the outpatient work will comprise:

• 3.5 PAs – Outpatient work
• 1 PA – Clinical admin
• 1 PA – MDT work
• 1 PA – Emergencies
• 0.5 PA – MHA work

There will be flexibility around this guide depending on team requirements and support.

About Scarborough and the Trust

Scarborough is a town on the north‑sea coast of Outer Yorkshire with a population of just over 67,000 people (2019 census). It is the largest holiday resort on the Yorkshire coast. 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, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby. We provide inpatient and community services to 2 million people living in County Durham, the Tees Valley, Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire, and additional specialist services to other parts of Northern England.

Partnership and Service Delivery

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.

Role Significance

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. (Please see attached Supporting Document).