Senior Specialist Psychiatrist - Community Mental Health

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust in Middlesbrough is seeking a Specialist Psychiatrist in Community Adult Mental Health to provide senior clinical leadership within the multidisciplinary team and to manage autonomous assessments and treatment plans.

Based at Parkside, the post involves working with care coordinators and contributing to formulation and discharge planning, with consultant support for complex cases.

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
• Approved under S12 of MHA
• Approved clinician status (except for transitional arrangements for existing acting consultants)
• At least 12 years postgraduate experience, including at least 6 years experience in the relevant specialty
• 3 years as career grade in Sub specialty and 3 years core training in speciality

Responsibilities

• The Specialist Psychiatrist will work as a senior member of the multidisciplinary team and provide clinical expertise for psychopharmacology, diagnosis, formulation, risk assessment and management, and treatment planning.
• The post holder will provide assessment and ongoing psychiatric management for patients allocated to them and will contribute to the management of patients with complex clinical presentations.
• The post holder will work closely with the care coordinator and other members of the multidisciplinary team and will contribute to formulation meetings and pre-discharge meetings.
• The Specialist Psychiatrist will generally be expected to work autonomously within their area of competence and experience and will seek consultant advice for particularly complex cases or second opinions.

Job description

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust in Middlesbrough is seeking a Specialist Psychiatrist in Community Adult Mental Health to provide senior clinical leadership within the multidisciplinary team and to manage autonomous assessments and treatment plans.

Based at Parkside, the post involves working with care coordinators and contributing to formulation and discharge planning, with consultant support for complex cases.