Consultant Psychiatrist in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Overview

Go back Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust. Consultant Psychiatrist in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. The closing date is 20 October 2025.This is an opportunity to join an experienced and well-established Universal Crisis Service which also provides crisis assessment and home treatment for young people experiencing acute mental health problems who can be managed in the community with intensive mental health support. The post will be supported by a Specialist Crisis Younger Persons'' Team and you will join a skilled UCT multi-disciplinary workforce, including nurse consultants, non-medical prescribers, a pharmacist, specialist nurses, and a psychologist.As a medical leader in the Crisis service you will typically provide home-visit or outpatient reviews of new patients taken on for home treatment and, as part of the MDT, be responsible for reviewing their progress through its course. This will involve meeting with families, carers and other agencies to support their roles. You will also provide support and consultative advice to other clinicians in the service, supervision and support to trainees/ visiting medical students on an ad-hoc basis. Your role will involve liaison with GPs, schools, local authorities and other multi-agency staff, and community CYPS colleagues.Main duties of the job

To provide psychiatric assessment, diagnosis and formulation to patients presenting with mental health crises from childhood to 18 yrs taken on for home-based treatment

treatment with the Northumberland and North Tyneside CT or seen by the Psychiatric Liaison service.To undertake S12 work in relation to Mental Health Act assessments for UCT patientsTo provide (or ensure referral to the appropriate service for the provision of) up to date, evidence-based interventions for patients under the service''s care.To collaborate with GPs, Community Teams and primary care clinicians on follow-up arrangements for patients assessed or treated within the service.To provide leadership, consultation, advice and guidance within the MDT, including for the Access and Triage components of the service.To work collaboratively with colleagues in other specialist mental health teams and develop proactive links with the community services; particularly with a view to developing more robust pathways into appropriate follow-up care once dischargedTo take a lead role with the Team/ Clinical Manager and other colleagues in service establishment, development and innovation/ improvement.To contribute to the ongoing training and development programme within the team.To train and supervise junior medical staff, medical students and other allied professions.To lead, collaborate and advise on research and quality improvement projects in the team, within the clinical governance agenda.About us

Why us?Up to £8k relocation package30 days study leave (every 3 years) with a generous study leave allowanceFlexible working opportunities created with you involved in your job planRemote working available as suits service needsDedicated and protected SPA timeFocus on creating a healthy workforce by investing heavily in health and wellbeing accessible support including emotional, physical, social, psychological financial and career wellbeingTeaching and research opportunities availableStimulating CPD sessions and programs including mentoring, medical leadership, and coachingTeaching opportunities in our brand-new state of the art Medical Education CentreEmployee Excellence awardsPlus, lots more employee benefits including discounts. Find out more at www.thriveatcntw.co.ukAs an added bonus, the Trust is located in the Northeast of England and Cumbria which is an area of outstanding natural beauty, containing national parks, ancient heritage sites and major cities supported by excellent national and international transport links. The area is predominantly rural and contains the Lake District National Park which is considered one of England''s finest areas of natural beauty.Job responsibilities

Applicants should be on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of obtaining CCT at the point of interview. Candidates should be suitably qualified, including eligibility for Section 12 approval and Approved Clinician status.This is an exciting, flexible role with scope for innovation and close liaison and networking across multiple networks whilst being well supported by the clinical teams and consultant colleagues. There will be multiple opportunities to positively contribute to development within access services to ensure excellent provision for younger people and their families.You will also join the Enhanced Psychiatric Liaison team that covers NSECH, a flagship emergency hospital that serves Northumberland and North Tyneside. This role recognises the need for liaison services for young people that often present in crisis to the A and E department. You will join an experienced and established team consisting of a WAA and OA consultant psychiatrists as well as an MDT consisting of Nurse Consultant, Service Manager, Clinical Leads (working age adult and CYPS) and band 6 nursing staff.Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.Please note we can not sponsor GMC for this role.Please note this vacancy will close once sufficient applications have been received.Person Specification

Qualifications

MBBS or equivalent medical qualificationQualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or managementAdditional clinical qualificationsFully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointmentIn good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practiceIncluded on the GMC CAMHS Specialist Register OR within six monthsApproved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointmentApproved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointmentIn good standing with the GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practiceAcademic Skills and Lifelong Learning

Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and trainingAbility to work in and lead teamDemonstrate commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvementParticipated in continuous professional developmentParticipated in research or service evaluationAble to use and appraise clinical evidenceHas actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmesAble to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this postReflected on purpose of CPD undertakenExperienced in clinical research and / or service evaluationEvidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publicationsHas led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patientsDisclosure 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.Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust£109,725 to £145,478 a year pro rata for part ..... full job details .....