Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Specialty Doctor in Acute Adult Inpatients - 2 Posts

The closing date is 12 September 2025

Job summary

The Specialty Doctors will work within inpatient areas based at Roseberry Park Hospital, Middlesbrough.

The inpatient services are provided within four acute admissions units, in a total of 64 beds distributed in four single sex wards. There are four consultant psychiatrist posts, one specialist psychiatrist, and two speciality doctors providing cover for inpatients at Roseberry Park Hospital.

The inpatient services led by a team of consultant psychiatrists will be supported by two Specialty Doctors.

There is existing additional support from one non-medical AC trained consultant to adult services in the Roseberry Park Hospital.

The current ward arrangements are two 18 bedded units for South Tees (Middlesbrough, and Redcar & Cleveland) areas, led by two consultant psychiatrists, 1 Specialist Psychiatrist, a Specialty Doctor,four Resident Doctors (two CT and two Foundation doctors), and a non-medical AC trained nurse consultant.

There are two 14 bedded units for North of Tees areas led by 2 Consultant Psychiatrists and supported by two Specialty Doctors and 4 Resident Doctors (two core trainees and two foundation doctors).

Main duties of the job

The Specialty Doctors will provide high quality clinical care to service users within the ambit of their Inpatient teams.

They will assess patients (inpatients) when requested by team colleagues, formulate initial treatment plans, arrange required investigations, seek supervision from nominated consultant psychiatrist as required.

They will attend daily inpatient report out in the wards, formulation meetings and discharge planning.

The Specialty Doctors will support Resident Doctors in their day-to-day tasks and training (by assisting with work place based assessments).

Assist the Consultants with MHA responsibilities mainly preparing Tribunal reports and attending hearings when appropriate.

About us

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 are a multi-award winning trust and are included within the Health Service Journals Best 100 Places to Work. The trust take a positive and proactive approach to support staff in their personal development and has embedded the Talent Management approach within the Trust.

Psychiatrists are essential contributors to the majority of 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. Our medical staffing shortage puts strain on services and puts strain on workforce wellbeing and costs extend beyond the financial. 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).

The Trust welcomes a conversation about flexible working.

Details

Date posted

27 August 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£61,542 to £99,216 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9346-AMH-314M

Job locations

Roseberry Park Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

Cleveland

TS4 3AF


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further detail on this post.

Please note, as this post is a fixed term, approval by the Royal College of Psychiatrist's is not needed.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further detail on this post.

Please note, as this post is a fixed term, approval by the Royal College of Psychiatrist's is not needed.

Person Specification

Teaching & Training

Essential

  • Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.

Desirable

  • Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.

CPD & Appraisal

Essential

  • Participated in continuous professional development.
  • Evidence of annual appraisal and commitment to appraisal and revalidation.

Qualifications

Essential

  • MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
  • Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
  • At least 4 years postgraduate experience, including at least 2 years in a core psychiatry training programme in UK or abroad
  • Approved under S12 of MHA OR able to achieve within 6 months of appointment.

Desirable

  • MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification.

Clinical Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Good knowledge of psychiatry.
  • Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.

Desirable

  • Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.

Research, Audit & Quality Improvement

Essential

  • Has actively participated in clinical audit.

Desirable

  • Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology.
  • Participated in research and/or service improvement.

Experience

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate good clinical skills and knowledge in psychiatry with bio-psycho-social perspective
  • Able to demonstrate good clinical communication skills showing empathy and sensitivity
  • Person-centred and recovery focused

Desirable

  • Postgraduate experience in the relevant specialty
  • Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
  • Able to undertake duties under MHA and MCA
Person Specification

Teaching & Training

Essential

  • Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.

Desirable

  • Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.

CPD & Appraisal

Essential

  • Participated in continuous professional development.
  • Evidence of annual appraisal and commitment to appraisal and revalidation.

Qualifications

Essential

  • MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
  • Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
  • At least 4 years postgraduate experience, including at least 2 years in a core psychiatry training programme in UK or abroad
  • Approved under S12 of MHA OR able to achieve within 6 months of appointment.

Desirable

  • MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification.

Clinical Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Good knowledge of psychiatry.
  • Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.

Desirable

  • Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.

Research, Audit & Quality Improvement

Essential

  • Has actively participated in clinical audit.

Desirable

  • Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology.
  • Participated in research and/or service improvement.

Experience

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate good clinical skills and knowledge in psychiatry with bio-psycho-social perspective
  • Able to demonstrate good clinical communication skills showing empathy and sensitivity
  • Person-centred and recovery focused

Desirable

  • Postgraduate experience in the relevant specialty
  • Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
  • Able to undertake duties under MHA and MCA

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Roseberry Park Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

Cleveland

TS4 3AF


Employer's website

https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Roseberry Park Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

Cleveland

TS4 3AF


Employer's website

https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Medical Recruitment Advisor

Rosie Wheadon

rosie.wheadon@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

27 August 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£61,542 to £99,216 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9346-AMH-314M

Job locations

Roseberry Park Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

Cleveland

TS4 3AF


Supporting documents

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