# Consultant Psychiatrist STH Tyneside Psychosis/Non Psychosis Adult CTT > 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-sth-tyneside-psychosisnon-psychosis-adult-ctt/1c518ddd-c3a7-4a6c-ae6e-e022cb33d23a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-sth-tyneside-psychosisnon-psychosis-adult-ctt/1c518ddd-c3a7-4a6c-ae6e-e022cb33d23a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Newcastle Upon Tyne - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 pro rata for part time - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 8 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-18T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-21T12:57:21.556Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Jarrow/Cumbria_Northumberland_Tyne_Wear_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Psychiatry/Psychiatry-v8029861 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8029861?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. The Team is one of the Trust’s pilot sites for the Community Transformation work. You will be an active member in supporting the Trust and your team during this process. The job is a 8PAs a week over 4 days and you will be working alongside the multidisciplinary team, including 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. The post holder will offer medical input to the Step up hub team South Tyneside. The Step up Hub team Provides an enhanced intensity of interventions to patients with high complex needs , usually in stepped care or supported accommodation. ### Main duties of the job The post-holders 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. ### Detailed job description and main 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 a substantive 8 sessions post however we would be happy to consider applicants available on a full time basis. You will have your own office space and will be supported by a medical assistant and/or medical secretary. 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. For a discussion about the role (in confidence) or visits please contact: Name: Dr Suzy Guirguis Tel: 07711292879 Email: \[email protected\] ## Job Details 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. The Team is one of the Trust’s pilot sites for the Community Transformation work. You will be an active member in supporting the Trust and your team during this process. The job is a 8PAs a week over 4 days and you will be working alongside the multidisciplinary team, including 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. The post holder will offer medical input to the Step up hub team South Tyneside. The Step up Hub team Provides an enhanced intensity of interventions to patients with high complex needs , usually in stepped care or supported accommodation. ## Job Description The post-holders 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. ## 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 a substantive 8 sessions post however we would be happy to consider applicants available on a full time basis. You will have your own office space and will be supported by a medical assistant and/or medical secretary. 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. For a discussion about the role (in confidence) or visits please contact: Name: Dr Suzy Guirguis Tel: 07711292879 Email: \[email protected\] ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - 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 **Desirable** - Experience in multiagency work especially with service user, carer and voluntary agencies - 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) - 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** - MRCPsych or equivalent qualification - 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, 485.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10317229) - [flexible working (pdf, 255.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10317228) - [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.