Specialty Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham, B19 1BP
Salary
£63,696 to £102,689
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 September 2026
2 days left
Job description
We are seeking to recruit to a Specialty Doctor post within our Ladywood & Handsworth CMHT in Birmingham. Responsibilities of the post will include as...
Our CMHTs have made progress in implementing the Long Term Community Mental Health Transformation plan which means less focus on static caseloads and more focus on partnership working across Primary Care, Secondary Care, the local authority and the voluntary sector.
The role of the Specialty Doctor will be to provide assessments for patients with mental health difficulties referred to the team and to develop risk assessment and management plans with the multi-disciplinary team, service user, carers and other involved agencies. There may also be the requirement to undertake Mental Health Act assessments, therefore eligibility for approval under Section 12(2) of the MHA will be required.
We offer a Trust and local induction programme and support the West Midlands RCPsych Mentorship scheme and encourage all new doctors to identify a mentor to support with transitional steps. There is a monthly peer-group meeting of Specialty Doctors (which includes teaching sessions), which the post holder will be encouraged to attend. There is also an MRCPsych course for Resident doctors which the Specialty Doctor will be welcome to join if they wish.
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Scoring
Essential
- Recognised medical degree
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- Eligible for approval under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act.
- Completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be within a psychiatry training programme or as a fixed term specialty trainee within psychiatry; or have equivalent experience and competences
- Commitment to personal programme of Continuing Professional Development.
- At least two years experience of working in psychiatry, including working with people suffering from severe mental illness.
- Experience of teaching and training at an undergraduate/postgraduate level
- Commitment to clinical audit and quality improvement within multi-disciplinary team.
- Flexibility and adaptability to respond to changing service needs.
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work creatively within multi-disciplinary team.
- Demonstrable interest in the provision of gender sensitive mental health service
- Able to travel across the community base area
Desirable
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- Approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act (1983)
- Broad clinical training in psychiatry including both inpatient and community service
- Experience serving a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic population.
- Experience of providing psychological and/or social interventions
- Experience of contributing to or completion of a service improvement project
- Completed clinically relevant audit projects
- Skills in working with individuals who are difficult to engage.
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First seen
24 August 2026
Last checked
26 August 2026
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