Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist – Memory Service Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 28 May 2026
The population covered by the service is 205,000 of which 35,714 are older people. The service operates a largely functional approach to service delivery. Our goal is to become the gold standard for the delivery of mental health care for older people in the Country.
The service provides Community Mental Health service through a full‑fledged CMHT, full‑fledged Memory services and one hospital liaison service as described below. If patients from this area require inpatient care, they are admitted to the purpose‑built unit at West Park Hospital in Darlington or Roseberry Park Hospital in Middlesbrough if they have functional illness, or to Auckland Park hospital if they present with Organic illness. Please note that the Consultant for this post would have NO responsibilities towards the inpatient unit. Please note the Consultant for this post does not have clinical responsibilities for the Acute Hospital Liaison or Richmondshire part of CMHT services on a day‑to‑day basis, all of which have access to dedicated Consultant input.
Main duties of the job The Consultant will not hold a case load but be expected to work to a clinical leadership model of consultation. It is expected that 1–2 new referrals and up to 4 reviews per week would be needed for Hambleton CMHT. The memory service would expect 2 diagnostic appointments per clinic as a minimum. The service works in a CLS model whereby diagnoses are formulated through the team meeting and then can be delivered by other clinicians where appropriate. There are currently no CTO patients in the CMHT catchment area.
Clinical duties
Work to provide clinical leadership to the Hambleton CMHT and Memory service.
Work jointly with colleagues from other disciplines and all relevant agencies to provide a comprehensive approach to patient care and treatment. TEWV supports New Ways of Working in Mental Health and the successful applicant will have a remit to contribute to multidisciplinary working in this context.
Hold Responsible Clinician (RC) status as defined within the Mental Health Act &/or support a non‑medical RC as Approved Clinician (AC) for inpatients when on duty on the out‑of‑hours on‑call rota and maintain section 12(2) approval.
Assist colleagues in the Older People’s service in planning, implementing and monitoring older people’s mental health services provided by TEWV.
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, York and Selby. We provide a range of 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 with the Health Service Journal’s Best 100 Places to Work. The trust takes a positive and proactive approach to support staff in their personal development and has embedded the Talent Management approach within the Trust.
The Medical Directorate and Medical Development Team are striving to improve medical workforce recruitment and retention in a variety of ways. The cornerstone of these efforts is The TEWV Charter for the Medical Workforce.
The Trust welcomes a conversation about flexible working.
Job responsibilities Please see the attached job description for further information on this post. Please note this post has not been approved by The Royal College and is therefore subject to change.
Person Specification 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
Academic Skills and 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
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
Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
Included on the GMC Specialist Register for Old Age Psychiatry or included within six months
Approved clinician status or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
Approved under S12 or able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Qualifications
MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
MRCPsych qualification
Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
Additional clinical qualifications
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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