Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Mental Health Community(UK Visa Sponsorship)
Job Description
Role overview
This is a replacement consultant post within an established community adult mental health service delivering secondary care to working-age adults. The Sedgefield Treatment & Intervention Team supports people experiencing a wide range of complex mental health conditions — including mood disorders, psychosis, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, ADHD and autism — through coordinated, evidence-based and compassionate care.
Referrals typically arrive via GP practices, crisis pathways and liaison services. The consultant will play a central leadership role in ensuring safe assessment, effective treatment planning and collaborative working with crisis and inpatient services. When hospital care is required, pathways link closely with West Park Hospital and nearby crisis teams.
The post holder joins a multidisciplinary environment focused on continuity of care, recovery-oriented practice and service improvement. Clinics are mainly delivered at Enterprise House, with additional outreach work — including community visits — when clinically appropriate.
Service context
The team operates within a Primary Care Network covering ten GP practices, strengthening integration between primary and specialist care. Specialist trust-wide services — such as ADHD, autism assessment and eating disorder teams — are available for consultation and shared care planning.
The consultant is expected to build strong professional relationships across community, crisis and inpatient pathways to support seamless patient transitions and risk management.
Core responsibilities
Clinical leadership
- Provide senior psychiatric expertise for new assessments and ongoing care.
- Lead diagnostic formulation, psychopharmacology planning and complex risk management.
- Support multidisciplinary decision-making and personalised care planning.
Integrated working
- Liaise closely with GPs, crisis teams and inpatient units to coordinate safe care transitions.
- Participate in formulation and transfer meetings to maintain continuity.
Community delivery
- Conduct outpatient clinics, outreach appointments and home visits when indicated.
- Promote recovery-focused, trauma-informed and evidence-based practice.
Education & supervision
- Provide supervision to junior doctors and non-medical prescribers.
- Contribute to team learning, audit and service improvement initiatives.
Working environment
National Health Service mental health services operate within a collaborative model that values multidisciplinary leadership, reflective practice and quality improvement. The trust supports professional growth through structured development opportunities and its medical workforce charter.
Person profile (summary)
Essential
- GMC registration with licence to practise
- Strong adult psychiatry expertise using a bio-psycho-social framework
- Confident decision-making in complex clinical scenarios
- Commitment to teamwork, supervision and service improvement
Desirable
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- Approved Clinician / Section 12 approval (or willingness to obtain)
- Experience in audit, teaching or research
Legal & professional framework
- The consultant must work within UK statutory mental health legislation and safeguarding standards.
- Mental Health Act overview
- Mental Capacity Act guidance
- DBS and safeguarding requirements
International applicants
Applications requiring Skilled Worker visa sponsorship are welcome.
UK Skilled Worker visa guidance
Overseas criminal record requirements
Why this role matters
This position is ideal for a consultant who values:
- Meaningful community psychiatry
- Integrated crisis and inpatient collaboration
- Leadership within a supportive multidisciplinary culture
- Delivering modern, recovery-focused mental health care
