Consultant Psychiatrist in Working Age Adults (Crisis Team)

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

Job summary

The Integrated Care System is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist for the Northumberland & North Tyneside Crisis Team. This full-time position offers the chance to lead a team in providing urgent mental health care and developing services to improve patient outcomes. Candidates with a commitment to enhancing home-based treatment and a strong background in psychiatry are encouraged to apply. Benefits include a competitive salary, relocation package, and opportunities for flexible and remote work.

Benefits

Up to £8k relocation package

30 days study leave every 3 years

Flexible working opportunities

Dedicated SPA time

Mental well-being support programs

Teaching and research opportunities

Employee Excellence awards

Discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Eligibility for Section 12 approval.
• Experience in Crisis/Liaison Psychiatry Services.
• Interest/experience in patient safety and quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Support home based treatment and early discharge for patients.
• Collaborate with community services for follow-up care.
• Conduct psychiatric assessments and provide medical input for crisis patients.

Skills

Clinical skills for mental health conditions

Communication skills

Leadership

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Education

MBBS (or equivalent)

MRCPsych or equivalent

CCT in Psychiatry

Job description

Go back Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Psychiatrist in Working Age Adults (Crisis Team)

The closing date is 13 August 2025

At CNTW we strive to provide the BEST CARE, delivered by the BEST PEOPLE, to achieve the BEST OUTCOME.

As a Consultant, you will know what it means achieve this by leading a team. Striving for a better service leads to a better you.

This is an exciting new substantive consultant psychiatrist post with the Northumberland & North Tyneside Universal Crisis Team. It has been developed under the Inpatient quality transformation funds to improve urgent care services (Inpatient and Crisis), make services truly 7 days a week and develop an Early discharge model from Inpatients to homebased treatment. This post holder will have part of their weekly timetable focused on this element of the crisis team function. They would work closely with the Acute Adult Inpatient teams especially Responsible clinicians at St Georges Park (3 acute inpatient wards - 2 male adult acute wards and 1 female acute adult ward) to establish this function fully. The applicant will join an experienced and well-established pre-existing adults' crisis service which provides crisis assessment and home treatment for patients experiencing acute mental health problems which can be managed in the community with intensive mental health support, without the need for hospital admission. The post holder will enable transition from hospital to community working closely with the inpatient ward teams and consultants and with the crisis team clinicians to support home based treatment and early discharge.

Main duties of the job

The consultant will work closely with the inpatient ward teams and consultants and with the crisis team clinicians to support home based treatment and early discharge and enable transition to the community. The post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues in other specialist mental health teams and develop proactive links with the community services; particularly with a view to developing more robust pathways into appropriate follow-up care once discharged. The consultant will assess and provide medical input for patients with mental health crises taken on for home-treatment with the Northumberland and North Tyneside Crisis Team and will provide psychiatric assessment, diagnosis and formulation to adult patients presenting to the CRHT.

You will have your own office space and will be supported by a medical assistant and/or medical secretary. We are looking for applicants based anywhere in the UK to explore exciting new opportunities in remote and digital working.

This is a substantive and full-time post however we would be happy to consider applicants available on a part time or fixed term basis.

About us

Why us?

Up to £8k relocation package

30 days study leave (every 3 years) with a generous study leave allowance

Flexible working opportunities created with you involved in your job plan

Remote working available as suits service needs

Dedicated and protected SPA time

Focus on creating a healthy workforce by investing heavily in health and wellbeing accessible support including emotional, physical, social, psychological financial and career well being

Teaching and research opportunities available

Stimulating CPD sessions and programs including mentoring, medical leadership, and coaching

Teaching opportunities in our brand-new state of the art Medical Education Centre

Employee Excellence awards

Plus, lots more employee benefits including discounts. Find out more at www.thriveatcntw.co.uk

When you work for CNTW, you will work for a Trust that has been rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC and is ranked 1st nationally in GMC trainer survey for the support provides to trainers. You will make a difference in changing people's lives. You will join a medical workforce that is passionate about providing care and receive superb training and development opportunities and excellent staff benefits.

Job responsibilities

Applicants should be on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of obtaining CCT at the point of interview. Candidates should be suitably qualified, including eligibility for Section 12 approval and Approved Clinician status.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

As an added bonus, the Trust is located in the Northeast of England and Cumbria which is an area of outstanding natural beauty, containing national parks, ancient heritage sites and major cities supported by excellent national and international transport links. The area is predominantly rural and contains the Lake District National Park which is considered one of Englands finest areas of natural beauty.

For a discussion about the role (in confidence) or visits please contact:

Name: Dr Jenny Reid

Tel: [phone]

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• MBBS (or equivalent)
• Registration with the GMC
• MRCPsych or equivalent
• CCT in Psychiatry or a trainee within six months of CCT
• Approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983 /eligible for approval or intention to seek approval
• Demonstrable special interest & experience in Working Age Adults' Psychiatry
• Interest/experience in patient safety and quality improvement, research, teaching

Knowledge

• Up to date knowledge in the field of Psychiatry
• Awareness of current issues and challenges in service provision, mental health policy and legislation
• An area of special interest relevant to the post as demonstrated by publications or presentations to learned societies

Experience

• Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
• Experience in multi-agency work especially with service user, carer and voluntary agencies
• Experience in service management or development
• Experience in Crisis/ Liaison Psychiatry Services

Skills

• High level of clinical skills relating to diagnosis/management of mental health conditions
• Able to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Proven competence in development of biopsychosocial formulations for complex patients
• Excellent communication skills with patients, carers and colleagues
• Demonstrates the ability to manage time efficiently
• Established record of clinical leadership
• Established ability as a clinical teacher
• Training in specific and relevant treatment skills e.g. a brief form of psychological therapy

Personal Characteristics

• Able to sustain self and support others
• Trustworthiness
• Able to meet the mobility requirements of the post
• Maturity, openness and flexibility

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.

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearpro rata for part time