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Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult PsychiatryNHS

Sunderland, SR3 3XD Permanent £113,565 to £150,569
Posted 11 September 2026 Closing date 4 October 2026
Sunderland Rail Station (3.6 miles, direct) South Hylton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) (2.8 miles, direct) Galleries Bus Station (4.5 miles, direct)

Job summary

At CNTW we strive to provide the BEST CARE, delivered by the BEST PEOPLE, to achieve the BEST OUTCOME. CNTW is on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services.

As a Consultant, you will know what it means to achieve this by leading a team. Striving for a better service. Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do

And as a specialist in Adult Community Psychiatry you will work with the CPNs and integrated team psychologists to provide medical expertise for CTT patients across psychosis and non-psychosis pathways. You will be an active member in supporting the Trust and your team during the Transformation work that the Trust is currently taking.

The job is a 10PAs a week and you will be working alongside the multidisciplinary team, including SAS doctors, resident doctors, and wider clinical teams, you will be the clinical expert from a medical perspective to ensure best practice care is delivered and support the team.

Please note we can not sponsor GMC for this role.

Please note this vacancy will close once sufficient applications have been received.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Dr Suzy Guirguis

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 07711292879

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will provide Consultant clinical leadership to the service and will assume consultant psychiatrist responsibility for their proportion of patients being looked after by the team. This includes assuming Responsible Clinician status for patients under their care, including patients subject to Community Treatment Orders, taking a lead on compliance with the Mental Health Act and CQC requirements.

They will participate, directly and indirectly, in the assessment of patients referred to the service and in drawing up care plans which will address the patients' psychiatric, physical, and social needs.

They will carry out detailed psychiatric assessments of patients as clinically indicated to allow accurate diagnoses and contribute to their treatment plans, including pharmacological management of psychotropic medication.

The post-holder will forge good working relationships with other psychiatrists across the Directorate in order to encourage appropriate referrals and assure a cooperative approach to the care of patients. They will be linked in with other Consultants and supported to join peer groups. They will also provide consultation and advice to members of the MDT and primary care colleagues

You will be supported by a medical assistant and/or medical secretary. We are looking for applicants based anywhere in the UK to explore exciting new opportunities in remote and digital working.

Job description

The clinical responsibilities of the job will include Psychiatric assessment and management of patients aged 18 and above.

The post holder would work together with the wider multidisciplinary team and external agencies to develop and deliver formulations, risk assessment and care plan and treatment packages through the use of their expertise in diagnostics, psychopharmacology and other psychosocial interventions.

The post holder will contribute to service management and development together with their line managers and co-workers. The post holder will participate in the out of hours on call rota .

The Job dedicated SPA time to supporting you in professional activities including continuous professional development, developing any academic interest and to partake in teaching, audit and research.

This is a substantive and full-time post however we would be happy to consider applicants available on a part time or fixed term basis.

Applicants should be on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of obtaining CCT at the point of interview. Candidates should be suitably qualified, including eligibility for Section 12 approval and Approved Clinician status.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

About us

Why us?

  • Up to £8k relocation package
  • 30 days study leave (every 3 years)
  • 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 at www.thriveatcntw.co.uk

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.

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