Employer Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Hopewood Park Town Sunderland Salary £113,565 – £150,569 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 24/06/2026 23:59
Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist in Universal Crisis Team
Consultant
It is a requirement of this Trust that all external applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.
Job overview
At CNTW we strive to provide the BEST CARE, delivered by the BEST PEOPLE, to achieve the BEST OUTCOME.
As a Consultant, you will know what it means to achieve this by leading a team. Striving for a better service leads to a better you.
Working 10PAs a week over 4 or 5 days alongside the multidisciplinary team, including SAS doctors, resident doctors, and wider clinical team, you will be the clinical expert from a medical perspective to ensure best practice care is delivered and support the team.
This Crisis resolution and home treatment team has been accredited with the Home Treatment Accreditation Scheme (HTAS) since June 2017.
This service operates at the critical and well‑established interface of acute psychiatry, with close links to the large all‑age liaison psychiatry services at Sunderland Royal and South Tyneside General Hospitals, as well as enjoying close links to the working age and older adults’ community mental health teams and inpatient services.
The base for the UCT is the Barton Centre at Hopewood Park Hospital. You will join an experienced and well‑established crisis service which provides crisis assessment and home treatment for patients experiencing acute mental health problems, including older adults with both functional and organic mental illnesses who can be managed in the community with intensive mental health support, without the need for hospital admission.
Main duties of the job
You will join a skilled UCT multi‑disciplinary (MDT) workforce, including 3 Consultant colleagues, 1 Speciality doctors, 1 Foundation trainee doctors, non‑medical prescribers, a pharmacist and specialist nurses. You will have your own office space and 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.
Your role would involve:
- To provide psychiatric assessment, diagnosis and formulation to patients presenting with organic and functional mental health crises aged 65+ taken on for home‑treatment with the Sunderland & South Tyneside Crisis Team.
- To undertake Section12 work in relation to Mental Health Act assessments for UCT patients.
- To 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 discharged.
Working for our organisation
- 30 days study leave (every 3 years)
- Flexible working opportunities created with you involved in your job plan
- Remote working available as suits service needs
- Dedicated and protected SPA time
- Focus on creating a healthy workforce by investing heavily in health and wellbeing accessible support including emotional, physical, social, psychological, financial and career well‑being
- Teaching and research opportunities available
- Stimulating CPD sessions and programs including mentoring, medical leadership, and coaching
- Teaching opportunities in our state‑of‑the‑art Medical Education Centre
This is a substantive and full‑time post; we would however be happy to consider applicants available on a part‑time or fixed‑term basis.
Qualifications and Training
- 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
- MRCPsych or equivalent qualification
- Postgraduate qualifications in a relevant field
- Has undergone training in educational supervision
- Has undergone training in appraisal
Knowledge
- Up‑to‑date knowledge in the field of Psychiatry
- Awareness of current issues and controversies in service provision, mental health policy and legislation
- An area of special interest relevant to the post as demonstrated by publications or presentations to learned societies
Experience
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
- Wide clinical experience in general adult psychiatry in different clinical settings
- Experience of Clinical Audit
- Experience in multi‑agency work especially with service user, carer and voluntary agencies
- Experience in service management or development
Skills
- 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 teaching skills
- Demonstrate the ability to work in a time efficient manner
- 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)
Personal Characteristics
- Able to sustain self and support others
- Trustworthiness
- Able to meet the mobility requirements of the post
- Maturity, openness and flexibility
Please note that due to changes in UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may not be eligible for sponsorship if the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
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.
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