Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant Psychiatrist in AMH Eating Disorders

The closing date is 04 January 2027
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Job summary
The Adult Eating Disorders Service sits within the Adult Mental Health Care Group and provides specialist assessment, treatment and management for adults aged 18 years and over with moderate to severe eating disorders across North Yorkshire and York. The service covers a large geographical area including York, Selby, Harrogate, Ripon, Northallerton, Scarborough and surrounding rural communities, serving a population of approximately 850,000 residents. This Consultant post will be for the York, Selby and SWR (Scarborough Whitby Rydale part of the patch with a current caseload of 55-60 patients. The post holder will provide emergency cross cover for the Eating Disorder Consultant in the Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmond half of the service on that Consultants non working days ie 2 days per week. The locality encompasses areas of significant socioeconomic diversity, including pockets of considerable deprivation alongside affluent urban and rural communities. The large geographical footprint, rurality and increasing awareness of eating disorders contribute to sustained demand for specialist services.

Main duties of the job
It is the expectation that the post-holder will provide senior leadership and oversight to the learning and development needs of the wider team. The post will be primarily based at Huntington House (York) where the post-holder will have access to dedicated office space as well as the option of hot desk working in the shared team office and at each site (ie Ellis Centre in Scarborough). The post holder will be expected to provide clinic time in each of the main sites on a regular basis.

In addition to the core team of staff listed above, there is an expectation for the post holder to support medical students, post-graduate doctors and students of other disciplines on rotation with the team.

About us
We are one of the largest specialist mental health and learning disabilities trusts in the country operating from sites in Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby. We provide a range inpatient and community services to 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 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. 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 The TEWV Charter for the Medical Workforce. (Please see attached Supporting Document).

Details
Date posted: 13 November 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year
Post may attract recruitment premia
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: C9346-AMH-358M
Job locations: TEWV Huntington House, Jockey Lane, Huntington, North Yorkshire, YO32 9XW, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
More detailed information about the post can be found on the job description attached to this advert. Please note, the job description for this post is pending approval from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

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Person Specification
Leadership

• Essential: 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.
• Desirable: Able to take on a leadership role outside the multidisciplinary team. Understanding of NHS and wider health economy and its implications for the work of the Trust. Trained to standard equivalent to level 2 in TEWV Trust Quality improvement system.

Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning

• Essential: Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training. Participated in continuous professional development. Participated in research or service evaluation. Able to use and appraise clinical evidence. Has actively participated in clinical audit.
• Desirable: Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post. Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken. Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation. Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications. Has led clinical audits leading to service change.

Qualifications

• Essential: MB BS or equivalent medical qualification. Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment. Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of gaining CCT. Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment. Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment.
• Desirable: Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management. MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification.

Clinical Knowledge and Skills

• Essential: Excellent knowledge in specialty. Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge. Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty. Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others. Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
• Desirable: Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable 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.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

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

Employer details
Employer name: Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Address: TEWV Huntington House, Jockey Lane, Huntington, North Yorkshire, YO32 9XW, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Medical Recruitment Advisor Rosie Wheadon, tewv.medicalrecruitment@nhs.net

Supporting documents
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Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.