Visa Note
While this position offers a certificate of sponsorship for skilled workers wishing to relocate to the UK, applicants must verify their eligibility with the employer before applying. Immigration requirements may change, and final approval is subject to UK Visas and Immigration regulations.
Job Details
Company: Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Tees Esk & Wear Valley Nhs Trust, Alan Gray Court, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 4PE
Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 per annum
Schedule: Full-time with flexible working options
Employment Type: Permanent
Language: English
Education: Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Experience: Leadership
Application Deadline: 04 December 2025
Essential Qualifications
Applicants must be able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training. Participation in continuous professional development is required. Candidates should have experience in research or service evaluation. The ability to use and appraise clinical evidence is essential. Active participation in clinical audit is mandatory for all applicants.
Desirable Qualifications
Preference will be given to candidates who can plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post. Reflection on the purpose of CPD undertaken is valued. Experience in clinical research and/or service evaluation is desirable. Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit, and service improvement such as awards, prizes, presentations, and publications is advantageous. Leadership of clinical audits leading to service change is also considered beneficial.
Essential Experience
Candidates must reflect on their own performance and behavior, seeking and acting on feedback. The ability to influence and persuade to improve services is required. Applicants should be able to take on leadership roles in multidisciplinary teams. Knowledge of the structure and management of the NHS and the Trust is essential. A commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology is necessary, or the ability to achieve this within one year of appointment. The ability to adapt to and lead service change is also required.
About the Organization
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 approximately 6,700 staff operating from around 100 sites in Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York, and Selby. Our services include both inpatient and community care for approximately 2 million 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.
Our Services
We deliver our services through partnerships with eight local authorities and clinical commissioning groups, a wide range of voluntary organizations, as well as service users, their carers, and the public. Psychiatrists are essential contributors to the majority of our mental health teams. Service users expect and are justified in expecting collaborative relationships with dedicated psychiatrists who work consistently as part of effective services.
Durham Tees Valley CAMHS
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 teams are closely linked with LD CAMHS, Eating Disorders, and Forensic CAMHS. The out-of-hours activity is supported by a dedicated CAMHS crisis team, which operates on a 24/7 basis and provides extended crisis input as well as home treatment options as an alternative to hospital admissions.
The Acley Centre
The Durham and Darlington Children and Young Peoples Service is based at The Acley Centre in Newton Aycliffe. The population of the local authority area is over 100,000 people, with 25% of the population under the age of 18 years old. This location provides a supportive environment for professionals dedicated to child and adolescent mental health care.
Job Summary
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 the post to fit the needs of the right applicant and to support them in developing their interests within our broad portfolio of services. The post holder will have responsibility for the assessment and management of mental and/or behavioral needs of children and young people presenting with mental disorder and requiring assessment for neurodevelopmental needs.
Main Duties of the Job
The post holder is expected to offer mental health assessment, psychiatric opinions, diagnosis, and holistic care plans for patients up to the age of 18, both during regular hours and when on call. The Trust expects about 2 new patient assessments per week with 650 face-to-face contacts per year for a full-time consultant, though exact figures can vary depending on the type of work undertaken, as agreed in job planning.
Clinical Responsibilities
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 Trust has developed a number of person-centered pathways of care specifically for young people, and the post holder would generally be expected to follow these.
Professional Development
There are opportunities to become a GMC registered trainer, such as clinical and/or educational supervisor. The Trust welcomes a conversation about flexible working arrangements to accommodate the needs of successful candidates. Our medical staffing shortage puts strain on services, and we are committed to improving medical workforce recruitment and retention through various initiatives.
Person Specification – Leadership
Essential criteria include the ability to reflect on one’s own performance and behavior, seeking and acting on feedback. Candidates must be able to influence and persuade to improve services and take on leadership roles in multidisciplinary teams. Knowledge of the structure and management of the NHS and the Trust is required. A commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology is essential, or the ability to achieve this within one year of appointment.
Person Specification – Academic Skills
Essential qualifications include the ability to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training. Participation in continuous professional development and research or service evaluation is required. Candidates must be able to use and appraise clinical evidence and have actively participated in clinical audit. Desirable criteria include the ability to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post, reflection on the purpose of CPD undertaken, and evidence of achievement in education, research, audit, and service improvement.
Person Specification – Qualifications
Essential qualifications include MB BS or equivalent medical qualification, and full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment. Desirable qualifications include a qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research, or management, MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification, and Approved Clinician Status and Section 12 Status, or the ability to achieve these within 3 months.
Person Specification – Clinical Knowledge
Essential criteria include excellent knowledge in specialty and clinical skills using a bio-psycho-social perspective with wide medical knowledge. Excellent oral and written communication skills in English are required, along with the ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty. Candidates must make decisions based on evidence and experience, including the contribution of others, and be able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
Person Specification – Experience
Essential experience includes describing one’s clinical experience relevant to this job role. Desirable experience includes any other experience that may be applicable to the position. The Trust values a wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to the post within NHS or comparable services.
Contact Information
For questions about the job, please contact Rosie Wheadon (Medical Staffing Advisor) at email: [email protected]. While no phone number is provided, email inquiries will receive prompt responses from our recruitment team.
How to Apply
Apply Instructions: Apply via NHS Jobs website. Applicants requiring current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. International applicants should verify their eligibility with the employer before applying, as immigration requirements may change.
Application Checklist for International Applicants
1. Verify your eligibility for a Skilled Worker visa with the UK Visas and Immigration website
2. Prepare documentation showing your GMC registration and qualifications
3. Include evidence of any criminal record checks from countries where you have lived for 12+ months in the past 10 years
4. Ensure you have current UK professional registration (see NHS Careers website for overseas professionals)
5. Contact the employer directly to discuss sponsorship requirements and your specific situation
Employer Offers
This position includes a Certificate of Sponsorship for eligible candidates. The employer’s website is https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/. The Trust has a supportive environment for international healthcare professionals and is committed to a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
Disclosure and Barring Service
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and 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.
Additional Information
The Trust’s privacy notice can be found at https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/privacy/. Supporting documents for this position include the Job Description (DOCX, 282 KB) and the Medical Workforce Charter (PDF, 240 KB). Reference number for this position is C9346-CYPS-136M.
