Specialty Doctor in Community Adult Mental Health
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Job Summary
The post is a replacement 10 PA post. The Sedgefield treatment and intervention team is based in Spennymoor. The Team provides secondary mental health service input for all mental health conditions for the working age adult population. The team receives referrals mostly from GP surgeries via the central Access team and other sources such as Crisis team, Liaison Psychiatry and 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 and 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 or need an alternative to hospital beds, which will be managed by the crisis team, and 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 £320 m and a workforce of some 6,700 staff operating from around 100 sites in Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby. We provide inpatient and community services to 2 m 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.
Details
* Date posted: 11 November 2025
* Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
* Grade: Specialty Doctor
* Salary: £61,542 to £99,216 a year
* Contract: Fixed term
* Duration: 1 year
* Working pattern: Full‑time, Flexible working
* Reference number: C9346‑AMH‑316M2
* Job locations: Enterprise House, 1 Enterprise Way, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 6JB
Job Responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further detail on this post. As this post is a fixed‑term, approval by the Royal College of Psychiatry 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 the 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
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
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/
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