Consultant Psychiatrist in AMH Inpatient rehabilitation

This is a replacement post which has become vacant as the previous Consultant Psychiatrist has retired., The principal duties of the post are to provide an active, recovery focused, rehabilitation service to patients within the North and South Durham localities of the Adult Mental Health Directorate. The focus of work is primarily in- patient based with a minimal amount of community-based work.

Severe and enduring mental illness can have profound effects on the lives of individuals. An energetic rehabilitation service is an integral component of a recovery focused modern adult mental health service. The post holder will lead this service.

Primrose Lodge, Chester-le-Street will provide the focus of the rehabilitation service. Willow Ward, West Park Hospital, offers a high dependency high support for those patients whose problems are more challenging and are likely to be longer lasting.

The postholder will be expected to work closely with colleagues in Adult Mental Health to offer a flexible service which recognises the potential for recovery within all service users. The postholder will need to have strong skills in multidisciplinary working and be prepared to provide clinical leadership within the service.

The postholder will need to be prepared to work with other agencies further developing supported living schemes and employment services and with providers of more specialist services. The latter will involve developing links with commissioners.

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 justified to 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 TEWV Charter for the Medical Workforce. (Please see attached Supporting Document).