Trust Doctor - Mental Health Health Services for Older People

Job summary
Please note this post is a fixed term post available from 2 December 2026 and will end on 2 February 2027

The post is based in Rowan Lea, Cross Lane Hospital, Scarborough. The unit is a 20 bed assessment and treatment unit for older men and women who are experiencing a wide range of mental health illnesses.

You will have the opportunity to

• Gain experience in managing psychiatric emergencies.
• The use of the Mental Health Act.
• Work using Lean Methodology and New Ways of Working.

Main duties of the job

• To ensure robust assessments of new patients including the completion of full psychiatric histories, review of previous notes, mental state examinations, risk assessment and physical examinations where appropriate.
• Assist with the assessment, review and management of inpatients in Rowanlea Unit.
• Undertake new assessments referred to the community mental health team under supervision including appropriate follow up.
• To work within framework of CPA.
• To gain experience in managing mental illness and psychiatric emergencies in the acute hospital.
• To participate in opportunistic teaching of team members and medical students.

About us
We are one of the largest specialist mental health and learning disabilities trusts in the country providing 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.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

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.

Details
Date posted: 26 October 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: Depending on experience Salary to be at F2 or CT1 level depending on experience and CREST
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 4 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: C9346-TD-29M

Person Specification
Clinical Knowledge and Skills

• Essential: Good knowledge and experience of working in psychiatry
• Essential: Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Essential: Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning

• Essential: Must be up to date with psychiatric knowledge and mental health service provision in the NHS
• Desirable: Ability to teach and pass on knowledge to team members

Qualifications

• Essential: MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Desirable: Postgraduate qualification in psychiatry

Eligibility

• Essential: Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of submitting your application.

Experience

• Essential: Experience of working in psychiatry in the NHS
• Essential: Ability to assess and manage common psychiatric emergencies and conditions, including the ability to perform a suicide risk assessment and be aware of the procedures for assessment and implementation of detaining/admitting patients under the Mental Health Act
• Desirable: Experience of working in an old age psychiatry service

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer contact details
Medical Staffing Advisor: Julie Magee
tewv.medicalrecruitment@nhs.net

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