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Specialty Doctor
The closing date is 24 September 2025
SPECIALTY DOCTOR IN CORE TEAM EAST CMHT ( WORKING AGE ADULT)
Baghill house health and Wellbeing Centre, Walkergate, Pontefract, WF8 1QW
Permanent, full time, 10 Programmed Activities per week plus on-call
South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust are recruiting for a Specialty Doctor to join the CORE TEAM EAST CMHT ( WORKING AGE ADULT) based at Baghill House Health and Wellbeing Centre, Walkergate, Pontefract, WF8 1QW.
This role plays a vital part in ensuring our patients receive the care that they need and will be an integral role within the Community mental health team ( Core Pathway). This is an experienced multidisciplinary team.
As a Trust were passionate about helping people reach their potential and live well in their communities by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. If youre kind, caring and compassionate; you put the person first and in the centre; you know that families and carers matter; you are respectful, honest, open and transparent; you seek to improve and aim to be outstanding; and youre relevant today and ready for tomorrow, we want you. How we work is as important to us as what we do. Our values and how we behave really matter to us.
This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to join a friendly, supportive and experienced team. The postholder will work an experienced team of professionals, to ensure that all patients receive high quality care.
For the full advert please see the supporting documents attached.
Main duties of the job
We encourage diversity and understand that everyones circumstances are unique, we therefore actively encourage any prospective candidates to get in touch, if they have any questions or would like to discuss any aspect of this exciting post, please do not hesitate to contact Dr Bo Wynn, medical clinical lead or Prof. Thiyagesh for a further discussion:
Dr Bo Wynn, Medical Clinical Lead for Working age adult Community Services ( Wakefield)
Drury Lane health and Wellbeing Centre, Drury Lane, Wakefield, WF1 2TE. Tel:01924316979/07827257211. Bo.Wynn@swyt.nhs.uk
Prof. S Thiyagesh, Chief Medical Officer Tel: 01924 316305 / subha.thiyagesh@swyt.nhs.uk
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All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.
About us
Weare a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Beinga foundation Trust means were accountable to ourmembers, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people(including staff) are members of our Trust.
Joinus and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.
Weare committedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job responsibilities
For full advert, job description and person specification, please see attached supporting documents.
Person Specification
Transport
* Holds and will use valid UK driving licence.
Physical Attributes
* Professional appearance.
Personal Attributes
* Demonstrate emotional intelligence and leadership skills.
* Able to work flexibly and efficiently prioritise conflicting demands.
* Able to effectively manage time and resources within a team.
* Able to use electronic records.
* Commitment to annual appraisal and revalidation.
* Demonstrate proactive leadership.
* Demonstrate problem solving skills.
* Has cared for close family / friend with mental health needs.
Special Knowledge and Skills
* Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
* Participate in continuous professional development.
* Participate in research or service evaluation.
* Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
* Has actively participated in clinical audit.
* Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
* Reflect on purpose of CPD undertaken.
* Experience 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
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research, or management.
* Additional clinical qualifications.
Experience
* 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.
* Able to provide clinical leadership to a multi-professional team and liaise with a wide variety of agencies.
* Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
* Fully registered with the GMC and have a licence to practise or Must have checked GMC eligibility and commenced the application process at the time of NHS jobs application.
* Spent a minimum of four year (full time or equivalent) in ST, specialty doctor or staff grade posts, in the UK or equivalent experience.
* At least 1 years training in adult psychiatry or demonstrable achievement of the necessary equivalent experience and competencies.
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
* Experience in General Adult psychiatry is desirable. Equivalent experience is acceptable, if appropriate competencies can be demonstrated and with agreement of the Chief Medical Officer.
* Experience working in other medical specialties including general medicine, geriatric medicine, and A&E.
* Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment (as joining a middle tier on-call rota).
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