Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team Consultant

Pennine Care; Stockport; Remote; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in Stockport is appointing a full-time substantive Consultant Psychiatrist for the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team based at Stepping Hill Hospital. The post includes medical leadership and clinical management of patients presenting with mental health crises treated at home or supported discharge from inpatient services.

The role requires GMC Specialist Register eligibility or equivalent, with opportunities for teaching, research links, and service

Qualifications

• Evidence of teaching and training abilities.
• Full GMC registration and license to practice.
• Entry into Specialist Register or nearing completion of CCT in General Adult Psychiatry.
• MRCPsych or equivalent qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality mental health care for adults with crises treated at home or supporting discharge from inpatient services.
• Collaborate with other teams and Consultants to ensure coherent, high-quality care for adults with severe mental illness in the Stockport area.
• Contribute to service development, attend local and divisional meetings, and support teaching of medical/nursing staff.

Skills

Teaching & training

Education

Medical degree

GMC registration with license

Specialist Register entry

Higher psychiatric training or equivalent

Section 12 (2) approval

MRCPsych or equivalent

CCT in General Adult Psychiatry or nearing completion

Job description

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Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team Consultant

Consultant

Main area Psychiatry Grade Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (40 hours per week) Job ref 311-M288-26-C

Site Stepping Hill Hospital Town Stockport Salary £113,565 - £150,569 pa, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 23/11/2026 23:59

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our#PennineCarePeople

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
CONSULTANT in Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team
Stockport - 10PAs
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a full-time substantive Consultant Psychiatrist for the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team based in stepping Hill Hospital.

The post - holder will provide providing medical leadership and management of patients presenting with mental health crises treated at home or supporting discharge from inpatient services.

This is an exciting time to join the Trust and there are many opportunities to contribute to the organisations’ development and to look at service redesign models. Stockport has a very strong teaching commitment and candidates will be expected to contribute to the teaching of medical and nursing staff. There are close links with ongoing research projects. The Consultants contribute to local service user & carer groups.

Main duties of the job

To provide high-quality Mental Health Care for adults presenting with mental health crises treated at home or supporting discharge from inpatient services.
To work closely with other teams and Consultants to ensure coherent and high-quality mental health care for adults with severe and enduring mental health problems within the Stockport area.
To work with the other Consultants to support the development of the service, and to attend local and divisional service development meetings.
Applicants must be on the GMC’s Specialist Register or eligible for inclusion or be within six months’ of the anticipated award of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Adult Psychiatry at the time of interview for the post.

On Call frequency is 1 in 27

We offer ample opportunities for our consultants’ professional development and opportunities for additional work for additional PAs (require negotiation)

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Possession of a medical degree
• Full registration with the GMC with a license to practice
• Entry into Specialist Register
• Higher psychiatric training or its equivalent.
• Section 12 (2) Approval under Mental Health Act 1983 or be eligible for approval
• Possession of MRCPsych or equivalent qualification
• Possession of CCT in general adult psychiatry or be within 6 months of achieving this or on the Specialist Register with the GMC for general adult psychiatry

Skills & Experience

• Evidence of teaching and training abilities.