Consultant Psychiatrist In Community Amh

Tees, Esk And Wear Valleys Nhs Foundation Trust; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

The Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, is seeking an experienced Consultant to provide medical leadership to the Harrogate Community Mental Health Team and support the Ripon team. The role focuses on delivering high-quality, evidence-based community care with senior clinical input and structured reviews.

You will participate in outpatient clinics, patient formulation, reviews and leadership meetings, and have responsibilities under the Mental Health

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of gaining CCT
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
• MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Harrogate Community Mental Health Team in line with New Ways of Working.
• Oversee outpatient clinics, formulation, reviews and leadership meetings.
• Incorporate early senior input into patient formulation and care; manage MHA work.
• Coordinate with care co-ordinators and leadership for timely decision-making.
• Support Ripon Community Mental Health Team with medical leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical leadership

Decision making

Communication

Education

MB BS or equivalent

GMC registration

Specialist Register eligible

Approved clinician status

S12 eligibility

Job description

Job summary

The Harrogate & Ripon locality is covered by two community mental health teams: Harrogate Integrated Community team (HICT) and Ripon Integrated Community Team (RICT) now merged. These teams include workers with assertive outreach and primary care functions, hence the term Integrated. They are both based at Hummingbird House, 31-33 Victoria Ave, HG1 5QE in Harrogate. The post holder will be expected to provide medical leadership to the Harrogate Community Mental Health Team and support Ripon Community Mental Health Team.

Main duties of the job

You will provide consultant lead in line with the principles of New Ways of Working. The team works on principles of productive and purposeful community services (PPCS). This approach to community care provides increase meaningful clinical activity and ensures evidence-based care in a way that reduces patient journey times and waste. Key elements of PPCS are in place and include the use of clinical huddles and clinical leadership teams in key decision-making and the need for more assertive caseload review and management processes. This occurs through incorporating early senior input into patient formulation and care as well as hosting regular reviews which allows clear and early decision-making. 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 one new-patient clinic (2-3) patients weekly and two follow-up clinics weekly (5-6 patients each) approximately. Assessment of new patients and review of old ones will be according to need, as may be requested by their different care co‑ordinators or the leadership team.

Based on Royal College recommendations, Outpatient work will comprise 3.5 PAs; Clinical Admin 1 PA; MDT work 1 PA; Emergencies 1 PA and MHA work 0.5 PAs. There will be flexibility around this guide depending on team requirements and support.

Further information can be found in the attached Job Description.

About us

We are one of the largest specialist mental health and learning disabilities trusts in the country operating from sites in Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby. We provide a range inpatient and community services to 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 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).

Details

Date posted

23 October 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£113,565 to £150,569 a year Post may attract recruitment premia

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9346-AMH-355M

Job locations

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Hummingbird House

31-33 Victoria Avenue

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG1 5QE

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

More detailed information about the post can be found on the job description attached to this advert.

AI in Recruitment

We are aware that Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is increasingly being used to generate responses for application forms. Applications for this role should be written by the applicant and if, during shortlisting, a Recruiting Manager believes AI has been used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Person Specification

Leadership

Essential

• 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.

Desirable

• 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

Essential

• 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.

Desirable

• 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

Essential

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of gaining CCT
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment

Desirable

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification.

Clinical Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• 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

Desirable

• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service