Consultant Psychiatrist in Community AMH – Scarborough Inner Team

Overview

In this role you will provide medical leadership for the Community Mental Health Inner Team in Scarborough, working within a multidisciplinary community service. You will shape clinical governance, lead complex care planning and areas such as MH Act work, and support safe, high‑quality care without maintaining a personal caseload. You will mentor junior staff and contribute to education for medical students. This position offers opportunities to influence service development and work across MDTs in a large mental health network.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical leadership to the Community Mental Health Inner Team in Scarborough
• Participate in formulation, review, and leadership meetings; MH Act related work; complex care planning
• Manage patients on CTO (including assessments/reviews and tribunals)
• Lead a specific cohort of patients stabilized on Clozapine and Lithium (approx. 20–30 patients)
• Oversee outpatient work, clinical administration, MDT coordination, emergencies, and MHA related tasks per Royal College guidance
• Provide clinical supervision to a resident doctor and supervise/structure placements for Hull York Medical School students
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to ensure patient safety and appropriate care
• Attend tribunals and panels as appropriate; contribute to service improvement and governance

Key requirements

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• Fully registered with the GMC with licence to practise
• Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of gaining CCT
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Excellent knowledge in specialty and strong clinical skills with a bio-psycho-social approach
• Strong communication skills in English; able to make evidence-based decisions
• Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty; meet duties under MHA and MCA

• leadership and influenciability within a multidisciplinary team
• teaching and mentoring
• strong communication and collaboration
• clinical leadership
• MHA/MCA duties and tribunal involvement
• CTO management and psychiatry treatments (e.g., Clozapine, Lithium)

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