Specialty Doctor in Community Adult Mental Health

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health trust in the UK is seeking a specialty doctor to join the Community Mental Health team in York. The role offers opportunities for senior medical leadership without a caseload, focusing on collaboration and comprehensive patient care. Candidates should have a good understanding of mental health legislation and experience in psychiatric assessments.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.
• Ability to collaborate with psychiatric teams and maintain relationships.
• Experience in psychiatric assessments and management planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior medical care and supervision for assessment and diagnosis.
• Participate in mental health assessments and formulating management plans.
• Collaborate with colleagues from other disciplines for patient care.

Job description

Overview

This is a new post which has been created following additional service reconfiguration. The post is in the Community Mental Health team (CMHT) based at Huntington House, York. The post is a 6 PA post. It is expected that the specialty doctor will be working alongside a Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Elisa Ambrosi, who also works 8 PAs into this part of the service. This is a new post providing senior medical leadership to the Central CMHT service in York. The post-holder will not hold a caseload but be expected to work to a clinical leadership model of consultation.

Key responsibilities

• Provide senior medical care and supervision in the assessment, diagnosis, care planning and delivery of pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for patients referred to Central CMHT.
• Work with a holistic, developmental bio-psychosocial approach to managing patients aged 18-64, collaborating with colleagues from other disciplines and all relevant agencies to offer comprehensive patient care and treatment.
• Participate in mental health assessments of patients on the caseload including taking full psychiatric histories, reviewing previous clinical records, performing mental state examinations, risk assessments, making diagnoses (where appropriate) and formulating management plans.
• Have a good understanding of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act; be approved under Section 12 or able to achieve Section 12 approval within 6 months of appointment. If not approved, support will be provided to attain Section 12 approval; in the interim any Section 12 work will be undertaken by the team consultant Dr Ambrosi and the covering consultant psychiatrist.
• Collaborate as an essential member of the psychiatric team, providing leadership and maintaining collaborative relationships with trust staff and service users.

Context and environment

Psychiatrists are essential contributors to the majority of our mental health teams. Our medical staffing shortage places strain on services and workforce wellbeing. The Medical Directorate and Medical Development Team are working to improve medical workforce recruitment and retention, with the TEWV Charter for the Medical Workforce as a cornerstone of these efforts. (Please see attached Supporting Document).

About the Trust

We are one of the largest specialist mental health and learning disabilities trusts in the country, with an annual income of £320m and a workforce of around 6,700 staff operating from approximately 100 sites in Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby. We provide inpatient and community services to about 2 million people living in County Durham, the Tees Valley, Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire, and provide additional specialist services to other parts of Northern England. We are a multi‑award winning trust included in Health Service Journal’s Best 100 Places to Work. The trust supports staff development and has embedded Talent Management within the organization.