Consultant Psychiatrist STH Tyneside Psychosis/Non Psychosis Adult CTT

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 junior 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]