Consultant Psychiatrist in Community AMH - Scarborough Outer Team

This post forms part of the Directorate of Adult Mental Health within the North Yorkshire and York Locality area of Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. Scarborough is a town on the north coast of Yorkshire, England with a population of just over 67,000 people (2019 census). This post has arisen due to increased financial provision into the area.

The post covers the provision of medical leadership to the Outer area of the Scarborough Community Mental Health Team (SICT). The community team continues to operate as one community team. The job is split into 3 sessions of supporting professional activities (SPA) and 7 sessions of direct clinical care (DCC). The post is based at The Ellis Centre, 18 Dean Road, Scarborough which is a unit to house the facilities to support the delivery of community care to adults.

The community team receives an average of 100–120 referrals per calendar month with only a small proportion requiring assessments by the psychiatric team. The post holder, as a member of the leadership cell, is expected to provide medical leadership to the Outer section of the community team and enhance the quality of care interventions.

The appointed consultant will be expected to provide key medical leadership to the Community Mental Health Outer Team in Scarborough. The post holder is not expected to hold a care coordination role but may be expected to be the clinical lead for a specific cohort of patients stabilised on Clozapine and Lithium treatments (estimated caseload of 20-30 patients). The post holder will have an average of 8 patients on CTO/MOJ. They will not have a case load of their own but will work with other members of the multidisciplinary team, to ensure patient safety and appropriate care is delivered.

The post-holder's core clinical duties will involve formulation, review and leadership meetings, MHAct related work, and involvement in complex care planning meetings. Based on Royal College recommendations, Outpatient work will comprise 3.5 PAs; Clinical Admin 1 PA; MDT work 1 PA; Emergencies 1 PA and MHA work 0.5 PAs. Management of patients on CTO, including assessments/reviews and attending tribunals and panels as appropriate. The post-holder will be expected to provide clinical supervision to a resident doctor and expected to provide clinical placements for Medical Undergraduates from Hull York Medical School.

We are one of the largest specialist mental health and learning disabilities trusts in the country operating from sites in Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby. We provide a range of inpatient and community services to 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.

Psychiatrists are essential contributors to our mental health teams. Service users expect and are justified to expect collaborative relationships with dedicated psychiatrists who work consistently as part of effective services. The Medical Directorate and Medical Development Team are striving to improve medical workforce recruitment and retention in a variety of ways and the cornerstone of these efforts is The TEWV Charter for the Medical Workforce.

More detailed information about the post can be found on the job description attached to this advert.

Leadership reflects on own performance and behaviour, seeking and acting on feedback. Able to influence and persuade to improve services. Able to take on a 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.