Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Mental Health (Acute Inpatient)

Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Mental Health (Acute Inpatient) Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

There is a vacancy for a full-time (10PA) consultant post to work in Cedar Ward, a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) based at West Park Hospital in Darlington. This is a replacement post and an exciting opportunity to be part of a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team working in a dynamic and highly specialised environment.

Cedar Ward is one of two PICUs within the trust, with the other located at Roseberry Park Hospital in Middlesbrough. Cedar Ward takes referrals for patients from the geographical areas of Durham, Darlington, Easington, Northallerton, and Harrogate.

The main inpatient beds for the South Durham locality are located at West Park Hospital, which also includes two wards admitting patients with acute mental health problems (Maple and Elm Wards).

Main duties of the job

Cedar Ward is a 10-bedded inpatient unit providing psychiatric intensive inpatient care to acutely unwell and disturbed clients aged 16-65 years. The unit includes a seclusion room, and clients generally have to be detained under the Mental Health Act prior to admission.

The unit emphasises multidisciplinary team working, recognising the complex needs of its clients. It is committed to Force Reduction drivers and enhancing the client experience of care through leadership partnerships with psychiatry, psychology, and nursing staff.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York, and Selby. Our teams work in partnership with patients and communities to help individuals feel safe, understood, and cared for.

Psychiatrists are essential contributors to our mental health teams. The Medical Directorate and Medical Development Team are striving to improve medical workforce recruitment and retention.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for further information on this post. This post has been approved by The Royal College.

Person Specification Clinical Knowledge & Skills

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using a bio-psycho-social perspective
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to this post

Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
• Participated in continuous professional development
• Participated in research or service evaluation
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit, and service improvement

Leadership

• Reflects on own performance and behaviour, seeking and acting on feedback
• Able to influence and persuade to improve services
• Able to take on a leadership role in a multidisciplinary team
• Knowledge of structure and management of the NHS and the Trust
• Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement
• Able to adapt to and lead service change

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research, or management
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register for Old Age Psychiatry OR included within six months
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment

Experience

• Describe your clinical experience relevant to this job role
• Any other experience that may be applicable

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be necessary.