Consultant Psychiatrist in Community AMH - EIP

Tewv; Scarborough; Hybrid; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist in Community AMH - EIP to provide senior clinical input across Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale. The post supports the EIP pathway and involves leadership in formulations and complex care sessions within a multidisciplinary team.

The role focuses on outpatient clinics, leadership meetings, and Mental Health Act-related work, with a pathway for First Episode Psychosis and use of CAARMS for risk-state assessment.

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

Responsibilities

• Support initiatives within the EIP pathway and attend leadership meetings.
• Contribute to formulations and complex care sessions within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Provide senior advice in assessment, formulation, diagnosis and management of presenting conditions.

Skills

Leadership

Academic skills

Clinical knowledge

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

GMC registration

Specialist Register or within 6 months of Gaining CCT

Approved clinician status

Approved under S12

Medical education/clinical research/management degree

MRCPsych or equivalent

Job description

Go back Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Psychiatrist in Community AMH - EIP

The closing date is 04 January 2027

Thispost provides senior clinical input to the SWR EIP team on 4 days a week,including 2 PAs of SPA time which can be, by agreement, worked from home if thepost holder remains available to provide urgent and emergency clinical supportto the team if needed. 2 SPA represents the pro-rata equivalent of the Collegerecommendation. The expectations of the role including supporting the widerAdult Mental Health service with its yearly objectives and the wider medicalworkforce including postgraduate doctors and medical students.

This is an establishedmulti-disciplinary team, utilising the expertise of doctors, nurses, nurseassociate, family therapist, IPS worker, psychologists, social workers andsupport workers, and currently accommodates a post-graduate doctor (coretrainee).

The team workwith people aged 14 65 and offer a three year pathway for First Episode Psychosis(FEP).

The team work with the CAARMS(Comprehensive assessment of at risk mental states) tool when doing assessmentsin order to establish which pathway an individual requires. When an ARMS need(at risk mental state) is identified, patients are seen by generic integratedcare teams.

The service strides to meet thestandards of care within the evidence base of providing Cognitive BehaviouralTherapy for psychosis (CBTp), Behavioural Family Therapy (BFT), Working withCarers, Physical Health Monitoring (inclusive of monitoring and reviewingmedication) and Employment support.

Main duties of the job

Theappointed post holder would support initiatives within the EIP pathway, andthere would be an expectation to attend some of the leadership meetings and toplay an active role in our formulations and complex care sessions.

Clinicalworkload would focus on the Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale population.However, there would be an expectation of a clinical advisory function to thewider locality as required. The post holder is expected to take part in andprovide insight and direction into complex case work; contributing to theoverarching formulation of patient care and planning within the scope ofMulti-disciplinary Team approach. The post holder would be expected to offersenior advice and support in the assessment, formulation, diagnosis andmanagement of presenting conditions.

The core clinical work will involve outpatientclinics, -, review- and leadership- meetings and Mental Health Act-relatedwork. The direct clinical workload centres on one new patient clinic a week (average2-patients) and one follow up clinic a week (average 6 patients). The teamcurrently have a caseload of 85 patients.

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 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

More detailed information about the post can be found on the job description attached to this advert. Please note, the job description for this post is pending approval from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

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

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

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

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