Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Mental Health Community Psychosis(UK Visa Sponsorship)
Job Description
Role overview
This consultant role sits within the North Durham Adult Community Mental Health Team, delivering specialist psychiatric care for adults aged 18+ experiencing functional mental illness, including psychosis and complex neurodevelopmental presentations. The service is jointly delivered with county social care partners, enabling coordinated mental health and statutory care assessments.
The team operates weekday core hours with flexible scheduling to improve patient access. Care is delivered both from the team base and across the local community, covering Chester-le-Street, Stanley and Consett. Strong partnerships with primary care, voluntary organisations and urgent care pathways support seamless transitions and recovery-focused care.
Referrals arise from crisis and inpatient services, primary care and transitions from child and adolescent pathways. The consultant contributes to leadership, assessment, treatment planning and safe clinical governance for a substantial community caseload while helping the service refine neurodevelopmental pathways.
What you’ll be doing
Clinical leadership
- Provide senior psychiatric oversight for assessment, diagnosis and management of complex adult mental health presentations, including psychosis.
- Lead daily multidisciplinary discussions to guide care planning and patient safety.
- Ensure evidence-based prescribing and monitoring, including specialist treatments where indicated.
Integrated working
- Collaborate with crisis and inpatient teams to support smooth transfers of care.
- Liaise closely with GPs and community partners to maintain continuity.
Statutory responsibilities
- Act as Responsible Clinician for patients subject to Community Treatment Orders.
- Undertake Mental Health Act assessments in the community.
- Participate in daytime and out-of-hours consultant on-call arrangements.
Supervision & development
- Provide clinical supervision to junior doctors and non-medical prescribers.
- Support audit, reflective learning and service improvement initiatives.
Service environment
The team forms part of the wider National Health Service community mental health framework, emphasising multidisciplinary leadership, trauma-informed care and continuous quality improvement. Joint working with Durham County Council strengthens social care integration and recovery planning.
Candidate profile (summary)
Essential
- GMC registration with licence to practise
- Strong adult psychiatry expertise with a bio-psycho-social approach
- Confident risk assessment and complex decision-making
- Commitment to teamwork, leadership and service improvement
Desirable
- MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification
- Approved Clinician / Section 12 approval (or willingness to obtain)
- Experience in audit, education or research
Legal & professional framework
Consultants must work within UK statutory safeguards and clinical governance standards:
- Mental Health Act overview
- Mental Capacity Act guidance
- DBS safeguarding requirements
International applicants
Visa-requiring applicants are welcome to apply:
Why consider this post
This role suits a consultant psychiatrist who values:
- Meaningful community psychosis care
- Integrated health and social care collaboration
- Clinical leadership within a supportive MDT
- Evidence-driven, recovery-focused practice
