Consultant Psychiatrist in CYPS - Northallerton

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Consultant Psychiatrist in CYPS - Northallerton

The closing date is 27 October 2026

The CAMHS directorate inNorth Yorkshire and York locality of TEWV is comprised of the two YorkCommunity CAMHS teams based at Lime Trees, the Selby team based at Selby Cabin,the Harrogate Team based at Dragon Parade, the Scarborough Team based at Lake Houseand the Northallerton Team based at North Moor House with a peripheral clinicin Colburn.

This post will provideinput into Northallerton part of the North Yorkshire and York service.Specifically, this service is commissioned by the Humber and North YorkshireHealth and Care Partnership .

It has a Single Point ofAccess service staffed by an experienced staff team who triage and provide atelephone consultation service to families and referrers. The SPA responds toall referrals and help young people and their families with the process ofnavigating through the options to find a service that meets their needs. Theservice works with a model of brief intervention to empower young people andtheir families in achieving good mental health and well-being. Staff job plansare designed to deliver services described in the TEWV Clinical Pathways, inorder to provide high quality evidence-based care.

This post arises from aconsultant retiring and a SAS doctor moving posts.

Main duties of the job

The Consultant will haveresponsibility- together with the other Consultant in the team- for theprovision of psychiatric services to children and young people living in the Northallertonarea. A provisional job plan is set out in section 18

This provision willinclude:

Clinics at North Moor House and Colburn. The post holder will beallocated a proportion of secondary schools and their feeder primary schools.The aim of this is to enable the development of close working relationshipswith education staff and Primary care staff in a particular area. .

Liaison with Paediatricians based at the Friarage and James CookUniversity Hospitals and other nearbyhospitals as and when appropriate.

Advice, consultation and supervision to the team.

Involvement in morecomplex cases using a co-working model, often in partnership with otheragencies.

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 the majority of our mental health teams. Service users expectand are justified to expect collaborative relationships with dedicatedpsychiatrists who work consistently as part of effective services. The Medical Directorate andMedical Development Team are striving to improve medical workforce recruitmentand retention in a variety of ways and the cornerstone of these efforts is TheTEWV Charter for the Medical Workforce. (Please see attached SupportingDocument).

The Trust welcomes conversations about flexible working practices.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for further information on this post. Please note the job description is currently waiting approval from the Royal College.

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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.
• Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or within 6 months of gaining CCT
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

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.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

£113,565 to £150,569 a yearThis post may be subject to a recruitment premia

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