Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry (RADS)


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£113,565 - £150,569
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Gosforth, NE3 3XT
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	7 Aug 2026
Closing date:	23 Aug 2026

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Summary

The post-holder will contribute to the delivery and ongoing development of RADS, with the expectation of supporting and enhancing the neuromodulation offer. They will be based in the outpatient team. Some specific roles: The appointed consultant will be expected to contribute to cross-cover arrangements for the RADS inpatient ward (Gibside), alongside the other outpatient consultants. This typically involves providing remote support for clinical queries and time-sensitive issues when the designated inpatient consultant is unavailable. Dedicated resident doctor cover will often be present on Gibside to support and action plans. Provide specialist advice, formulation and treatment-planning support to colleagues within and outside CNTW regarding difficult-to-treat mood disorders. Advice regarding patients not directly assessed by the post-holder will be provided as professional-to-professional consultation. Lead, with multidisciplinary colleagues, the RADS clinical pathway for implanted vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) in difficult-to-treat depression, including suitability assessment, liaison regarding funding and surgical referral processes, device programming and optimisation, long-term follow-up, shared-care advice to referrers and community mental health teams, and governance of the VNS caseload including arrangements mandated by NICE for research and clinical audit. Work with the other RADS consultants in supporting the care of inpatients specifically on the moods-disorder ward/Gibside, as required, through planned cross-cover arrangements With our population we need to ensure that the treatments that we offer are optimally combined. It is also important that we support colleagues in the delivery of biological and psychological treatments. Most patients referred have already had treatments in category 1, and we most often recommend treatments in categories 2-4. Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

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