Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Mental Health Community

Go back Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 20 March 2026

Harrogate is a vibrant,picturesque and interesting spa town that provides the backdrop for a healthy,safe and satisfying working environment. It has excellent housing stock,sought-after state and independent schools, and was officially voted the happiest place to live in the UK. It is within easy reach of motorways,main-line rail services and within close proximity to Leeds Bradford Airport.

Riponis a cathedral city in the borough of Harrogate. Population (2021) is 16,263.

Thereis variability to the mental health needs of both areas, as there are pockets ofaffluence with independent schools, as well as areas of deprivation andunemployment.

This post was vacated by the previoussubstantive consultant moving.

The Harrogate localityis covered by two community mental health teams:
The Harrogate Integrated Community team (HICT) and Ripon Integrated Community Team (RICT). These teams includeworkers with assertive outreach and primary care functions, hence the term Integrated. They are both based at Valley Gardens Resource Centre in central

Harrogate. There is a Crisis and Resolution Team based here as well. The acutehospital liaison service is based at Harrogate District Hospital. The postholder will be working with the Ripon Integrated Community team. Anotherconsultant also provides input into this team with 5 PAs. The team covers theareas of Ripon, Knaresborough and Boroughbridge.

The expectations of the clinical work are that you will provide consultant input in line with the principles of New Ways of Working.

The core clinical work will involve outpatient clinics, formulation-, review-and leadership- meetings and Mental Health Act-related work. The direct clinical workload centres on clinic-based meetings. As a result of the Transformation of Mental Health Services in Harrogate, inpatient services are provided from Foss Park Hospital in York with enhanced support for local teams provided through the crisisresolution and home treatment team.

You will not act as a care coordinator. You will act as a lead professional for those patients not subject to CPA. You will conduct up to 2 new assessmentsper week, following the initial assessments by the care coordinator. You will conduct 10 follow ups per week. Review will occur on a regular basis to managethe caseload within acceptable numbers.

Cover arrangements and supervision of junior medical staff will beshared with the other post holder who works 5 PAs in this team.

We are one of the largest specialist mental health and learning disabilities trusts in the country, with an annual income of £320m and a workforce of some 6,700 staff operating from around 100 sites in Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby. We provide a range inpatient and community services to 2m people living in County Durham, the Tees Valley, Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire.

We also provide additional specialist services to other parts of Northern England.

We deliver our services by working in partnership with eight local authorities and clinical commissioning groups, a wide range of voluntary organisations, as well as service users, their carers and the public.

Psychiatrists are essential contributors to our mental health teams. Service users expect and are justifiedto expect collaborative relationships with dedicated psychiatrists who work consistently as part of effective services. The Medical Directorate and Medical Development Team are striving to improve medical workforce recruitment and retention in a variety of ways and the cornerstone of these efforts is The TEWVCharter for the Medical Workforce. (Please see attached Supporting Document).

Please see the attached job description for further information on this post.

The job description has been approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

• Reflects on own performance and behaviour, seeking and acting on feedback. Able to influence and persuade to improve services Able to…