Consultant Psychiatrist in Community AMH – Scarborough Outer Team

Overview

In this role you will provide medical leadership for the Scarborough Community Mental Health Outer Team, supporting high-quality, collaborative care delivery. You will work within a multidisciplinary setting to shape treatment pathways and oversee complex care planning, with a focus on safety and evidence-based practice. You will engage in outpatient and MDT work, supervise junior doctors, and contribute to medical workforce development. This role offers the opportunity to influence care at scale in a busy community setting and to support transformation within TEWV’s mission for improved mental health services.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical leadership to the Outer Team in Scarborough
• Lead formation, review, and participation in leadership and MDT meetings
• Contribute to MHAct-related work and complex care planning
• Manage patients on CTO, including assessments/reviews and tribunals
• Support senior clinical leadership without own caseload; collaborate with MDT
• Oversee CTO cohorts (20-30 patients) and potential clinical lead for Clozapine/Lithium patients
• Provide clinical supervision to resident doctors and facilitate medical student placements
• Engage in outpatient work, clinical administration, MDT activity, and MHA duties as per guidelines

Key requirements

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• Fully registered with the GMC with licence to practise
• Eligible for inclusion in Specialist Register or within 6 months of gaining CCT
• Approved clinician status or able to achieve within 3 months
• Approved under S12 or able to achieve within 3 months
• Current UK professional registration

• leadership and influencing abilities
• excellent communication (oral and written)
• ability to work in multidisciplinary teams
• formulation and clinical decision-making
• bio-psycho-social approach
• MHA/MCA duties

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