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Specialty doctor in community adult mental health

Spennymoor
NHS
Doctor
Posted: 6 July
Offer description

Job Summary

The post is a replacement 10 PA post. Sedgefield treatment and intervention team is based in Spennymoor. The Team provides secondary mental health service input for all mental health conditions for working age adult population. The team receives referrals mostly from GP surgeries via central Access team and other sources such as Crisis team/ Liaison Psychiatry/ wards. The team provides specialist support to patients with significant mental health difficulties such as mood disorders/ schizophrenia/ bipolar disorder/ personality disorder and adult neurodevelopmental conditions such as ADHD/ Autism. The Team is able to obtain expert advice from Trust-wide specialist services which include an ADHD service, the Autism Spectrum Assessment Team and the eating disorder service. Crisis Team manages access to inpatient services. The post-holder will develop effective working relationships with members of the Crisis Team and Inpatient Team by closely liaising with these services when patients are referred to the crisis team / needing alternative to hospital beds will be managed by the crisis team and the patients who need to be in hospital will be managed by the inpatient team. The post holder will join a dedicated multidisciplinary team and contribute to compassionate and evidence-based patient care and service improvement.

Main duties of the job

New patient assessments.

Medication review/monitoring clinic

Follow up clinics.

Input to Clozapine Clinic.

Monitoring of physical health of patients on psychotropic medications

Prescribing and medication management

Periodic Home visits.

MDT meetings.

Formulation meetings.

Clinical leadership.

Mental Health Act assessments (for section 12 approved)

On-call arrangements

To contribute to service improvement/ Audit

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 are a multi-award winning trust and are included within the Health Service Journals Best 100 Places to Work. The trust take a positive and proactive approach to support staff in their personal development and has embedded the Talent Management approach within the Trust.

Psychiatrists are essential contributors to the majority of 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. Our medical staffing shortage puts strain on services and puts strain on workforce wellbeing and costs extend beyond the financial. 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. (Please see attached Supporting Document).

Details

Date posted

03 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£61,542 to £99,216 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9346-AMH-316

Job locations

Enterprise House

1 Enterprise Way

Spennymoor

County Durham

DL16 6JB

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further detail on this post.

Please note, as this post is a fixed term, approval by the Royal College of Psychiatrist's is not needed.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further detail on this post.

Please note, as this post is a fixed term, approval by the Royal College of Psychiatrist's is not needed.

Person Specification

Teaching & Training

Essential

* Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.

Desirable

* Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.

CPD & Appraisal

Essential

* Participated in continuous professional development.
* Evidence of annual appraisal and commitment to appraisal and revalidation.

Qualifications

Essential

* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
* At least 4 years postgraduate experience, including at least 2 years in a core psychiatry training programme in UK or abroad
* Approved under S12 of MHA OR able to achieve within 6 months of appointment.

Desirable

* MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification.

Clinical Knowledge & Skills

Essential

* Good knowledge of psychiatry.
* Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.

Desirable

* Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.

Research, Audit & Quality Improvement

Essential

* Has actively participated in clinical audit.

Desirable

* Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology.
* Participated in research and/or service improvement.

Person Specification

Teaching & Training

Essential

* Has actively participated in clinical audit.

Desirable

* Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology.
* Participated in research and/or service improvement.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Enterprise House

1 Enterprise Way

Spennymoor

County Durham

DL16 6JB

Employer's website

https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Enterprise House

1 Enterprise Way

Spennymoor

County Durham

DL16 6JB

Employer's website

https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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