Specialist Grade in General Adult Community

This is a new Community General Adult Specialist post with Gateshead Community Treatment Team. The post holder will find themselves well supported, with opportunities for ongoing professional development and collaborative working.

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest healthcare Trusts in the country. We have been rated outstanding by the CQC and in November 2017 won the prestigious HSJ Award for Provider of the Year.

The CMHT is positioned in Secondary Care and has a pivotal role in directly delivering specialist community mental health services, but also an interface with Primary care, Specialist Services such as Perinatal Mental Health, Eating Disorders, Early Intervention in Psychosis and Rehabilitation Services and many other specialist services.

As an Organization we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work. We are committed to the health and wellbeing of our staff and we have a number of initiatives including a dedicated website, Thrive - which promotes our supportive and inclusive approach to staff health and wellbeing, career development and benefits.

We have achieved the Better Health at Work award and Investors in People accreditation and we are proud to be recognized as a mindful employer.

This is a full time working age adult substantive Specialist Psychiatrist postin Gateshead Community Treatment Team, where you will provide medical input into a Community Treatment Team working with four other consultants covering the adult population in the North and East of Newcastle. The post-holder is expected to:

- Be committed to delivering excellence in clinical care,
- Work effectively with the multidisciplinary community team and in-patient teams.
- Promote the safety and well-being of the patients we serve.
- To respect the rights and the dignity of patients.
- To consider the individual and cultural needs of patients and
- To work with families and carers in the best interest of the patient (in line with the Trust Carers’ Charter).

The Community Mental Health Team provides an assessment and treatment service for people who are experiencing difficulty with their mental health based on episodic model of care. The CMHT works closely with the local Crisis Team, Liaison service and Inpatient services to ensure safe and timely transitions when required.

Why us?
- 30 days study leave (every 3 years) with a generous study leave allowance
- Flexible working opportunities created with you involved in your job plan
- Remote working available as suits service needs
- Dedicated and protected SPA time
- Focus on creating a healthy workforce by investing heavily in health and wellbeing accessible support including emotional, physical, social, psychological financial and career well being
- Teaching and research opportunities available
- Stimulating CPD sessions and programs including mentoring, medical leadership, and coaching
- Teaching opportunities in our brand-new state of the art Medical Education Centre
- Employee Excellence awards
- Plus, lots more employee benefits including discounts. Find out more atthriveatcntw.co.uk

The Trust is committed to achieving high standards of health for its service users, staff and visitors providing a safe environment for staff, we operate a smoke free policy on all sites.

As an added bonus, the Trust is located in the Northeast of England and Cumbria which is an area of outstanding natural beauty, containing national parks, ancient heritage sites and major cities supported by excellent national and international transport links. The area is predominantly rural and contains the Lake District National Park which is considered one of England’s finest areas of natural beauty.

As a Specialist working in the Community Mental Health Team for Gateshead Community Treatment Team, you will have responsibility for the provision of safe and effective care and treatment which is evidence based. You will share the vision of integrated and multi-disciplinary working and actively engage in the development of the service through research and support.

Please note we cannot offer GMC sponsorship for this role. You must have registration with the GMC or eligible to become registered.

The post holder would be expected to be s12 approved and will be expected to pursue Approved Clinician Status according to agreed procedures.

Please read our attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on our exciting role available.

**For further details / informal visits contact**:
**Name**: Dr Mohammed Elhamshary

**Tel**: 0191 2875060