Calling all Psychiatrists

Fancy a change of scenery?

Opportunities for psychiatrists to join our strong medical workforce

We have a number of vacancies across our beautiful geographical patch that covers the historic cities of York and Durham, the Yorkshire coastline and parts of the North of England.

We have vacancies at consultant, specialist psychiatrist and specialty doctors in all specialties and we invite you to speak with one of our medical managers to explore the opportunities that are available and the attractive rewards packages that we can offer you!

You may also want to join us in person at our Great Yorkshire Showcase Event that will be held in York on 9th June. Further details about this and the offer of free accommodation can be found opposite. If you are interested in CESR, you may want to discuss our brand new and revised programme of support with our CESR Tutor, opposite.

Flexible job plans with opportunities to explore interests in either medical education, research and development,medical leadership and management training are available!

About the Trust

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby. 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.

Join our CESR programme

We would like to invite you to join the Trust CESR Fellowship Programme. This is a very special opportunity to allow you to achieve CESR competencies and a successful outcome of GMC registration on the speciality register. The programme incorporates a part one and part two element with CPD twice a year and individual CESR supervisor support. This is amongst one of the most highly developed and supported CESR programmes in the country. Please contact Dr Asem Karrar, our CESR Tutor for an informal discussion email: asem.karrar@nhs.net or phone: 07825864165.

Alternatively, visit job.bmj.com/3i2 for more information.

Great Yorkshire Showcase

9th June 2023, Hilton Hotel, York (10 a.m – 3.30 p.m)

Come and join us for this informal event where you will be able to discuss a wide range of exciting opportunities that are available in the Trust, with a number of our medical managers, clinical leaders and HR colleagues.

The day will be centred around three thirty minute bite sized workshops running at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and 12 p.m. Opportunities to shine as a medical educator. Opportunities to shine as a medical leader Opportunities to develop as a clinical and/or research innovator

These will be followed by lunch and an afternoon visit to our impressive newly built Foss Park Hospital to meet our clinical teams, before the event closing mid-afternoon. FAMILIES WELCOME! Whilst you attend the event we will be organising a tour of some of York’s historical attributes, such as the Yorvik themed attraction and the infamous National Railway Museum, should you wish to bring your family along.

Limited places for free accommodation and this can be provided on the evening before or the evening of the event.

Please visit job.bmj.com/0kz

We champion flexibility

The individual roles are not listed because we want to understand your own personal circumstances and how we may look to tweak and develop our existing vacancies to make them rewarding for you! We also actively encourage colleagues with an interest in working less than full time or moving to condensed hours in order to create a better work life balance and find some time to enjoy our beautiful surroundings. Please do get in touch with us or come along to chat in person in York on 9th June.

Get in touch

Please take the next step and contact one of our Associate Medical Directors for further information or alternatively contact a colleague in our Medical Staffing Team on 01642 838 158/159 or 160 or teawvnt.medicalstaffing@nhs.net

North Yorkshire and York opportunities

Dr Shona Mcilrae, AMD in AMH smcilrae@nhs.net
Dr Parthi Sivaraman, AMD in MHSOP parthipan.sivaraman@nhs.net
Dr Cass McClintock, AMD in CAMHS cassandramcclintock@nhs.net

Durham, Darlington and Teesside opportunities

Dr Wolfgang Kuster, AMD in AMH (Planned Care) wolfgang.kuster@nhs.net
Dr Venkat Ramaswamy Lead Psychiatrist in AMH vramaswamy@nhs.net
Dr Nhish Gurunathan, AMD in MHSOP nhishanth.gurunathan@nhs.net
Dr Corrine Reid, AMD in CAMHS corrine.reid@nhs.net
Dr Mark Speight, AMD in Secure Inpatient Services and Health and Justice mark.speight@nhs.net

For general enquiries about working here as a specialist psychiatrist or speciality doctor, please contact Dr Sandeep Kumar, AMD for SAS Doctors. Sandeep.kumar8@nhs.net

For Great Yorkshire Showcase bookings:
email tewv.events@nhs.net or for an informal chat call Dr Parthi Sivaraman at 07775 955867