Trosolwg o'r swydd

This is a Community General Adult Specialty Doctor post with East Gateshead Community Treatment Team. The Community Mental Health team (CMHT) is positioned in Secondary Care and has a pivotal role in directly delivering specialist community mental health services beside offering an interface with Primary care, Access Services and Specialist Services such as Perinatal Mental Health, Eating Disorders, Early Intervention in Psychosis and Rehabilitation Services and many other specialist services.

The post holder will find themselves well supported, with opportunities for ongoing professional development and collaborative work.

We have been awarded the SAS Excellence in Development (SEiD) Recognition Award in 2026 and in November 2017 we won the prestigious HSJ Award for Provider of the Year.

As an Organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

We are committed to the health and wellbeing of our staff, and we have a number of initiatives including a dedicated website, Thrive - which promotes our supportive and inclusive approach to staff health and wellbeing, career development and benefits.

Please note we can not sponsor GMC for this role.

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

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

This is a full-time working age adult substantive Specialty Doctor post in East Gateshead Community Treatment Team which works closely with the West Gateshead Community Treatment Team. You will provide medical input into a Community Treatment Team working with 2 other consultants, a Nurse consultant working across both teams, and a Nurse Specialist. This team is covering the adult population in the East of Gateshead.

The post-holder is expected to:

-             Be committed to delivering excellence in clinical care,

-             Work effectively with the multidisciplinary community team and in-patient teams.

-             Promote the safety and well-being of the patients we serve.

-             To respect the rights and the dignity of patients.

-             To consider the individual and cultural needs of patients and

-             To work with families and carers in the best interest of the patient (in line with the Trust Carers’ Charter).

The Community Mental Health Team provides an assessment and treatment service for people who are experiencing difficulty with their mental health based on episodic model of care. The CMHT works closely with the local Crisis Team, Liaison service and Inpatient services to ensure safe and timely transitions when required.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

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.