# Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-in-general-adult-psychiatry/42aed72b-99da-4d25-893e-d689ccda7831 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-in-general-adult-psychiatry/42aed72b-99da-4d25-893e-d689ccda7831.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St Nicholas Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113565.00 to £150569.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-03T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-06T11:58:43.750Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8346223 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8346223?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cntw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview At CNTW we strive to provide the BEST CARE, delivered by the BEST PEOPLE, to achieve the BEST OUTCOME. CNTW is on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. As a Consultant, you will know what it means to achieve this by leading a team. Striving for a better service. Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do And as a specialist in Adult Community Psychiatry you will work with the CPNs and integrated team psychologists to provide medical expertise for CTT patients across psychosis and non-psychosis pathways. You will be an active member in supporting the Trust and your team during the Transformation work that the Trust is currently taking. The job is a 10PAs a week and you will be working alongside the multidisciplinary team, including SAS doctors, resident doctors, and wider clinical teams, you will be the clinical expert from a medical perspective to ensure best practice care is delivered and support the team. Please note we can not sponsor GMC for this role. Please note this vacancy will close once sufficient applications have been received. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Mohammed Elhamshary Email: Mohammed.Elhamshary@cntw.nhs.uk Tel: 07966573399 ### Main duties of the job The post-holder will provide Consultant clinical leadership to the service and will assume consultant psychiatrist responsibility for their proportion of patients being looked after by the team. This includes assuming Responsible Clinician status for patients under their care, including patients subject to Community Treatment Orders, taking a lead on compliance with the Mental Health Act and CQC requirements. They will participate, directly and indirectly, in the assessment of patients referred to the service and in drawing up care plans which will address the patients’ psychiatric, physical, and social needs. They will carry out detailed psychiatric assessments of patients as clinically indicated to allow accurate diagnoses and contribute to their treatment plans, including pharmacological management of psychotropic medication. The post-holder will forge good working relationships with other psychiatrists across the Directorate in order to encourage appropriate referrals and assure a cooperative approach to the care of patients. They will be linked in with other Consultants and supported to join peer groups. They will also provide consultation and advice to members of the MDT and primary care colleagues You will be supported by a medical assistant and/or medical secretary. We are looking for applicants based anywhere in the UK to explore exciting new opportunities in remote and digital working. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The clinical responsibilities of the job will include Psychiatric assessment and management of patients aged 18 and above. The post holder would work together with the wider multidisciplinary team and external agencies to develop and deliver formulations, risk assessment and care plan and treatment packages through the use of their expertise in diagnostics, psychopharmacology and other psychosocial interventions. The post holder will contribute to service management and development together with their line managers and co-workers. The post holder will participate in the out of hours on call rota . The Job dedicated SPA time to supporting you in professional activities including continuous professional development, developing any academic interest and to partake in teaching, audit and research. This is a substantive and full-time post however we would be happy to consider applicants available on a part time or fixed term basis. 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. Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - 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 - High level of clinical skills - Able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team - Proven competence in diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders in Adult Psychiatry - Excellent communication skills - Excellent teaching skills - Demonstrate the ability to work in a time efficient manner **Desirable** - Established record of clinical leadership - Established ability as a clinical teacher - Training in specific and relevant treatment skills eg a brief form of psychological therapy ### Knowledge **Essential** - Up to date knowledge in the field of Psychiatry - Awareness of current issues and controversies in service provision, mental health policy and legislation **Desirable** - An area of special interest relevant to the post as demonstrated by publications or presentations to learned societies ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of multidisciplinary team working - Wide clinical experience in general adult psychiatry in different clinical settings - Experience of Clinical Audit - Excellent knowledge in specialty - Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge - Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement - Participated in continuous professional development - Participated in research or service evaluation **Desirable** - Experience in multiagency work especially with service user, carer and voluntary agencies - Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients - Experience in service management or development ### Personal Characteristics **Essential** - Able to sustain self and support others - Trustworthiness - Able to meet the mobility requirements of the post - Maturity, openness and flexibility ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - MBBS (or equivalent) - RCPsych or equivalent qualification - Included on GMC Specialist Register (General Psychiatry) or eligible for inclusion, or a trainee within six months of CCT - Approved under Section12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983 - Approved Clinician Status **Desirable** - Postgraduate qualifications in a relevant field - Has undergone training in educational supervision - Has undergone training in appraisal ## Documents - [join us - cntw (pdf, 2.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1302) - [job description (pdf, 541.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10671088) - [flexible working (pdf, 255.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10671087) - [interview guarantee scheme (pdf, 127.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1211) - [tips on how to complete your application (pdf, 171.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1209) - [reference guidelines for applicants - please read (pdf, 20.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1210) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.