Consultant in Adult/OP MH in Scunthorpe

This is a whole time (10 PA) Consultant Psychiatrist post within the Acute Care Pathway in Adult Mental Health Services with on call. The post-holder will provide consultant input into the All Age Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment Team.

The Crisis and Home Treatment team receives urgent referrals from GPs, other professional referrers and referrals from patients or carers (with patient consent). The team receives about 60 - 100 urgent referrals per month, which are triaged and initially assessed as necessary by nurses. A crisis response is maintained 24 hours a day 7 days a week and from October 2026 the service will offer 24/7 open access. The Home Treatment provision operates between 8am and 8pm 7 days a week. The caseload size of active patients is usually about 20 - 30 cases. Although not fully integrated, the team works closely with the Local Authority and Third Sector partners, ensuring the social care needs of people with mental disorder are met.

The post-holder will be available to provide senior clinical supervision and assessment and give telephone or email advice to Primary Care physicians regarding the management of patients with mental health problems in urgent or emergency situations, as appropriate. The average number of urgent or emergency referrals per month is 65.

Main duties of the job

Working as a member of the multidisciplinary team, the post holder will provide consultant clinical input as required to the triage team and crisis assessment service, including face to face patient assessment for complex urgent community cases who are adults of working age. The clinical care of patients under these teams will be timely and tailored to the needs of patients and carers. There is also a 4-bed Crisis House (Haven House provided by MIND) which offers an alternative to admission and whilst there, people have their care reviewed and managed by the CRHT. The consultant will be expected to have a flexible approach to respond in a timely and reasonable manner to the needs of patients and carers as well as of team members for support and advice as necessary.

The post-holder will work largely through advice and supervision with direct patient contact as required; this is a district-wide service with no personal caseload but with rapid throughput of patients and a need for prompt and flexible decision making. This more fluid style of working does not allow for easy quantification of workload. The typical CRHT caseload is about 25 people (including Crisis cases, those in Haven House, and people in receipt of Home-based Treatment).

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected. We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services. We are dedicated to the development of our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues. We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation.

Person Specification

• Qualifications
• Essential: Full registration with the GMC; Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Adult Psychiatry or a trainee within six months of completing their CCT (can have a CCT in either Adult Psychiatry or Older Adult Psychiatry OR Dual Accreditation).
• Desirable: MRC Psych or equivalent higher qualification; Higher Specialist Training in Adult Psychiatry (e.g. SpR scheme); MD, Management qualification, other professional qualification (e.g. CBT, PSI, CAT); Endorsement in sub-specialty.
• Experience
• Essential: Previous experience within General Adult Psychiatry; Experience of psychiatric practice in a range of settings; Experience of audit and an understanding of the principles of clinical governance.
• Desirable: Prior experience working as a Consultant in Adult Psychiatry; Evidence of development of special interest; Proven commitment to improving the quality of clinical care; Other special interest/expertise relevant to the post.
• Communication Skills
• Essential: All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues.
• Special Skills/Aptitudes
• Essential: Clinical supervision experience/skills; The aptitude and potential to develop a leadership role within the service with special emphasis on leading on quality and clinical standards and engaging in service improvement; Approved or eligible for approval under Section 12(2) of MHA 1983 and eligible for approval as AC.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.