Job summary
The post is for a Speciality Doctor in Teesside Urgent Care Services to support an in-patient consultant and a crisis service consultant.The service commitments to each part of the hybrid post will be capped by assigning specific days to each of the two parts of the service.
The post holder would primarily work with the Teesside Urgent Crisis service and would be based at Roseberry Park Hospital split between the South Tees Crisis team base and an acute AMH ward. The post holder will work closely with his/her counterpart for the North of Tees Urgent Care Service and there is an expectation that the post holder would demonstrate the flexibility of working with the North of Tees Urgent Care Service as and when a need arises in those teams, on a reciprocal basis. The post also covers the Crisis Assessment Suite (CAS) based at Roseberry Park Hospital; this work is shared with the Consultant for North of Tees Urgent Care Service (work is divided based on GP registration/address of service user from North or South of Tees).
Main duties of the job
Assessing acutely unwell patients who have been referred to crisis or admitted to the acute hospital with a flexible allocation but generally only one clinical location and feedback to Consultant.
To review treatment plans in communication with the Consultant
Attend a team daily huddle which is where patients are discussed.
Support the team on a day to day basis and review patients as and when necessary.
Make timely clinical entries on the electronic record system and send GP letters in a timely manner.
Liaise with Community and Inpatients teams and Consultants and also local GPs.
Provide appropriate supervision to Junior Medical Staff and Nurse prescribers in the team.
Provide leadership to the multi-disciplinary team including membership of the supercell
Contribution to business planning directorate and Trust wide
Contribution to service development directorate and Trust wide
Contribution to clinical governance and responsibility for setting and maintaining standards directorate and Trust wide
Commitment to quality improvement directorate and Trust wide
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).
The Trust welcomes a conversation about flexible working.
Details
Date posted
27 August 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Specialty Doctor
Salary
£61,542 to £99,216 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9346-AMH-323M
Job locations
Roseberry Park Hospital
Marton Road
Middlesbrough
Cleveland
TS4 3AF
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
1. Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
Desirable
2. Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
CPD & Appraisal
Essential
3. Participated in continuous professional development.
4. Evidence of annual appraisal and commitment to appraisal and revalidation.
Qualifications
Essential
5. MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
6. Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
7. At least 4 years postgraduate experience, including at least 2 years in a core psychiatry training programme in UK or abroad
8. Approved under S12 of MHA OR able to achieve within 6 months of appointment.
Desirable
9. MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
Clinical Knowledge & Skills
Essential
10. Good knowledge of psychiatry.
11. Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
Desirable
12. Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
Research, Audit & Quality Improvement
Essential
13. Has actively participated in clinical audit.
Desirable
14. Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology.
15. Participated in research and/or service improvement.
Experience
Essential
16. Able to demonstrate good clinical skills and knowledge in psychiatry with bio-psycho-social perspective
17. Able to demonstrate good clinical communication skills showing empathy and sensitivity
18. Person-centred and recovery focused
Desirable
19. Postgraduate experience in the relevant specialty
20. Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
21. Able to undertake duties under MHA and MCA