Consultant Psychiatrist in CAMHS - Stockton

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 20 March 2026

This is an exciting opportunity for a child and adolescent consultant psychiatrist to become involved in transformation and leadership within a forward looking CAMHS service. We are keen to shape thepost to fit the needs of the right applicant and to support them in developing their interests within our broad portfolio of services.

Durham Tees Valley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services work with children and young people up to the age of 18 across Getting Help, Getting More help and neurodevelopmental assessment teams. Generic teamsare closely linked with LD CAMHS, Eating Disorders and Forensic CAMHS. The outof hours activity is supported by dedicated CAMHS crisis team, which operate son 24/7 basis and provides extended crisis input as well as home treatmentoptions as an alternative to hospital admissions.

The Stockton CAMHs Getting More Help Teamis based at Viscount House, Falcon Court. Stockton on Tees. The premises arewithin a business park and is easily located just off the A66 with easy accessto both the A19 and the A1.

The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees is home to197,348 people, of which almost 25% are aged 0 - 19 years.

The post holder will have responsibility for the assessment and management of mental and/or behavioural needs of children and young people presenting with mental disorder and requiring assessment for neurodevelopmental needs.

There are opportunities to become a GMCregistered trainer e.g. clinical and / or educational supervisor.

The post holder is expected tooffer mental health assessment, psychiatric opinions, diagnosis and holistic care plans for patients up to the age of 18, referred to them in hours and whenon call.

Direct patient contact would include new patients to service, new psychiatric assessments and review appointments. Main conditions would be expected to include: ADHD, ASD, Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders, Eating Disorders, Tic Disorders, Psychosis,Self-harm, Conduct Disorder and Sleep disorders.

The Children and Young Peoples Service uses the Care Programme Approach (CPA) and has a relevant all-age Trust policy. The majority of young patients are managed on Standard Care.

Clinical work would be expected to be carried out predominantly within the clinical base at The Ridings in Redcar (or the new site after moving) but may occur within other settings.

The post holder will be required to be Section 12 approved, preferably with Approved Clinician status.

The Trust would support the post holder to secure these approvals if not already in place when appointed.

The post holder should write reports for and attend relevant multiagency meetings for young people on their caseload.

The post holder will be expected to follow the Trusts person-centred pathways of care.

The post holder will be expected to complete a minimum of 8 hours clinical supervision per year.

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 deliver our services by working in partnership with eight local authorities and clinical commissioning groups, a wide range of voluntary organisations, as well as service users, their carers and the public.

Psychiatrists are essential contributors to the majority of our mental health teams. Service users expectand are justified to expect collaborative relationships with dedicated psychiatrists who work consistently as part of effective services. 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 TheTEWV Charter for the Medical Workforce.

(Please see attached Supporting Document).

The Trust welcomes conversations about flexible working practices.

Please see the attached job description for further information on this post. Please note the job description is currently waiting approval from the Royal College.

• Reflects on own performance and behaviour, seeking and acting on feedback. Able to influence and persuade to improve services Able to take on leadership role in multidisciplinary team. Knowledge of structure and management of the NHS and the Trust. Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology OR able to achieve within one year of appointment Able to adapt to and lead service change.
• Able to take on a leadership role outside the multidisciplinary team.…