Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Mental Health (Crisis)

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Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Mental Health (Crisis)

The closing date is 11 September 2025

There is an excitingopportunity for a full-time new Consultant post to work 1.0 WTE across theDurham and Darlington Crisis Service. The area has a population ofapproximately 500,000. This is the only post of its kind within the trust interms of being a crisis only post.

TheAdult Crisis Service works on a 24/7 basis to undertake comprehensive triageassessment of individuals who are currently experiencing a mental healthcrisis, with the aim of preventing their admission to hospital. Where theindividual is admitted to inpatient services, the crisis team works with themto support leave and recovery-based discharge and enable productive bed flow.

The crisis service is also responsible forproviding intensive home treatment and facilitating S136 assessments outside ofstreet triage working hours.Currently the service is operated via twosites, one at Lanchester Road Hospital and one at West Park Hospital. There is a SAS doctorappointed for each site. The expectation is that the consultant psychiatristwill supervise both sites and will closely work with SAS colleagues. There is adaily report out meeting where all patients are discussed.

There is a strongleadership team presence within the Crisis Service which includes a CrisisService Manager (that covers both sites), a Team Manager (one for each site),1.0WTE Consultant Psychologist, 1.0WTE Assistant Psychologist and 3.0WTEAdvanced Practitioners.

Main duties of the job

Duties of the postholder:

Regularattendance at crisis team daily report out meetings.

Opportunityto be an active member of the senior leadership team

Participationin triage/assessment of patients referred to the crisis service with complexdifficulties

Provisionof medical reviews to patients receiving intensive home treatment. Reviews willalso be provided by the SAS doctors and NMPs within the team.

Participationin formulation of patients presenting with complex difficulties includingdiagnostic uncertainty and high levels of risk.

Involvementin multi-agency meeting for patients who repeatedly access services or who present to a variety of agencies andservices

– Provisionof support and clinical supervision to the team where appropriate

– Provisionof teaching and training to the team

– Liaisonwith GPs and interfacing agencies and services

– Participationalongside the leadership team in developing and evaluating the service

MentalHealth Act work – Mental Health Act Assessments are in the firstinstance undertaken by the home team Consultant Psychiatrist (if already opento a Community team) or by the Consultant Psychiatrist on the day-time on-callrota (covered by the community consultants). The post holder will be expectedto complete MHA assessments of patients currently working with the Crisis Teamand those who are not open to secondary MH services.

About us

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 some 6,700 staff operating from around 100 sites in Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby. We provide a range inpatient and community services to 2m people living in County Durham, the Tees Valley, Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire. We also provide additional specialist services to other parts of Northern England.

We deliver our services by working in partnership with eight local authorities and clinical commissioning groups, a wide range of voluntary organisations, as well as service users, their carers and the public.

Psychiatrists are essentialcontributors to our mental health teams. Service users expect and are justifiedto expect collaborative relationships with dedicated psychiatrists who workconsistently as part of effective services. The Medical Directorate and MedicalDevelopment Team are striving to improve medical workforce recruitment andretention in a variety of ways and the cornerstone of these efforts is The TEWVCharter for the Medical Workforce. (Please see attached Supporting Document).

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for further information on this post. Please note, the job description has not yet been approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Person Specification

Leadership

• Reflects on own performance and behaviour, seeking and acting on feedback. Able to influence and persuade to improve services Able to take on leadership role in multidisciplinary team. Knowledge of structure and management of the NHS and the Trust. Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology OR able to achieve within one year of appointment Able to adapt to and lead service change.
• Able to take on a leadership role outside the multidisciplinary team. Understanding of NHS & wider health economy and its implications for the work of the Trust. Trained to standard equivalent to level 2 in TEWV Trust Quality improvement system

Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training Participated in continuous professional development Participated in research or service evaluation. Able to use and appraise clinical evidence. Has actively participated in clinical audit.
• Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation. Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications. Has led clinical audits leading to service change

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
• Approved Clinician Status and Section 12 Status OR be able to achieve within 3 months.

Clinical Knowledge & Skills

• Excellent knowledge in specialty Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge Excellent oral and written communication skills in English Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

Experience

• Describe your clinical experience relevant to this job role
• Any other experience that may be applicable

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.

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