Job Summary
We are looking to employ a new Consultant to join our current supportive Consultant body. The post holder will work primarily in the Memory Clinic and the Young Onset Dementia Service. There will be an additional PA supporting the MHSOP Community Mental Health Teams including managing long term conditions alongside a specialist MHSOP pharmacist. There is a full time Specialty Doctor currently working into the Memory Clinic. The post will be part of the Newcastle / North Tyneside Old Age Consultant rota with SPR cover which is coordinated by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
The post will be comprised of a combination Memory Clinic, Young Onset Dementia Service and a smaller component of CMHT work.
The post will have 8.5 clinical PAs split as follows: Memory Clinic (5.5 PAs); Young Onset Dementia Service (2 PAs); and 1 PA supporting the MHSOP Community Mental Health Teams including managing long term conditions alongside a specialist MHSOP pharmacist.
The post involves providing clinical supervision of a foundation trainee working into the Memory Clinic, as well as future opportunities to be involved with undergraduate and postgraduate education, depending on the applicant's interest (all of which would attract appropriately allocated PA time within the job plan).
About Us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Details
Date posted
03 February 2026
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
SL
Job locations
North Tyneside Hospital
Rake Lane
North Shields
NE298NH
Job Description
Job responsibilities
The sessional commitment will be agreed with individual candidates.
All Job Plans will have at least 1.5 SPAs additional SPA time is given to additional activities and can be negotiated. We are keen to attract those with interests in teaching and research with negotiated addition SPA time available for those with appropriate experience or wishing to develop these areas.
The Job Plans below are indicative. The department is flexible and would be keen to discuss alterations to clinical commitments to better suit individual candidates strengths and interests.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
The sessional commitment will be agreed with individual candidates.
All Job Plans will have at least 1.5 SPAs additional SPA time is given to additional activities and can be negotiated. We are keen to attract those with interests in teaching and research with negotiated addition SPA time available for those with appropriate experience or wishing to develop these areas.
The Job Plans below are indicative. The department is flexible and would be keen to discuss alterations to clinical commitments to better suit individual candidates strengths and interests.
Person Specification
Essential
Qualifications
Member of the Royal College Psychiatrists
To be eligible for consideration for a Consultant appointment by an Appointments Committee, candidates must be fully registered on the UK General Medical Council's Specialist Register. Higher Trainees may apply if within 6 months of CCT at date of interview
To have Approved Clinician status and Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act at commencement of the post
The appointee will be required to maintain full GMC registration and revalidation and should follow the GMC Code of Good Medical Practice.
Desirable
Experience of audit
Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates
Experience of supervising junior doctors
Formal training in clinical supervision/'Train the Trainers' course
Person Specification
Essential
Member of the Royal College Psychiatrists
To be eligible for consideration for a Consultant appointment by an Appointments Committee, candidates must be fully registered on the UK General Medical Council's Specialist Register. Higher Trainees may apply if within 6 months of CCT at date of interview
To have Approved Clinician status and Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act at commencement of the post
The appointee will be required to maintain full GMC registration and revalidation and should follow the GMC Code of Good Medical Practice.
Desirable
Experience of audit
Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates
Experience of supervising junior doctors
Formal training in clinical supervision/'Train the Trainers' course
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
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
North Tyneside Hospital
Rake Lane
North Shields
NE298NH
Employer's website
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Employer details
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
North Tyneside Hospital
Rake Lane
North Shields
NE298NH
Employer's website
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