Consultant Psychiatrist in AMH Inpatient rehabilitation

Integrated Care System; Darlington; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health trust seeks a Consultant Psychiatrist to provide rehabilitation services across the North and South Durham localities. With a focus on in-patient care, the role demands strong clinical leadership and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. This position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Eligibility for financial recruitment incentives

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise.
• Approved Clinician Status and Section 12 Status or able to achieve within 3 months.
• Experience in clinical audits leading to service change.

Responsibilities

• Provide recovery-focused rehabilitation service mainly in-patient based.
• Lead service delivery within Adult Mental Health Directorate.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical knowledge

Communication

Management of clinical complexity

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification

Qualification in medical education or management

Job description

Go back Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Psychiatrist in AMH Inpatient rehabilitation

The closing date is 10 September 2025

This is a replacement post which has becomevacant as the previous Consultant Psychiatrist has retired. Please note, we will close this advert once sufficient number of applications have been received.

The post is a 10 PA post that is splitbetween inpatient rehabilitation units across North and South Durhamlocalities. The rehabilitation services serving the North & South Durhamlocalities operate primarily from the in-patient units at Primrose Lodge(Chester-le-Street and is 14 bedded) and Willow Ward, West Park Hospital(Darlington and is 15 bedded).

The main acute in-patient beds for NorthDurham are at Lanchester Road Hospital, Durham and the main acute in-patientbeds for South Durham are at West Park Hospital, Darlington. There are twowards admitting patients with acute mental health problems at the LanchesterRoad Hospital and currently three wards admitting patients with acute mentalhealth problems at West Park Hospital.

Main duties of the job

Theprincipal duties of the post are to provide an active, recovery focused,rehabilitation service to patients within the North and South Durham localitiesof the Adult Mental Health Directorate. The focus of work is primarily in-patient based with a minimal amount of community-based work.

Severeand enduring mental illness can have profound effects on the lives ofindividuals. An energetic rehabilitation service is an integral component of arecovery focused modern adult mental health service. The post holder will leadthis service.

PrimroseLodge, Chester-le-Street will provide the focus of the rehabilitation service.Willow Ward, West Park Hospital, offers a high dependency high support forthose patients whose problems are more challenging and are likely to be longerlasting.

Thepostholder will be expected to work closely with colleagues in Adult MentalHealth to offer a flexible service which recognises the potential for recoverywithin all service users. The postholder will need to have strong skills inmultidisciplinary working and be prepared to provide clinical leadership withinthe service.

Thepostholder will need to be prepared to work with other agencies furtherdeveloping supported living schemes and employment services and with providersof more specialist services. The latter will involve developing links withcommissioners.

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 our mental health teams. Service users expect and are justifiedto expect collaborative relationships with dedicated psychiatrists who workconsistently as part of effective services. The Medical Directorate and MedicalDevelopment Team are striving to improve medical workforce recruitment andretention in a variety of ways and the cornerstone of these efforts is The TEWVCharter for the Medical Workforce. (Please see attached Supporting Document).

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for further information on this post. 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.
• 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

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearThis post is eligible for financial recruitment incentives