Speciality Doctor - Community Post, Manchester, Yorkshire | Care in Mind

Care In Mind; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health service provider in Stockport is seeking a Speciality Doctor to support young people with significant mental health difficulties. The role involves providing clinical assessment, psychiatric interventions, and participating in multi-disciplinary teamwork. Candidates must have a valid UK driving license, GMC registration, and prior experience in psychiatry. This full-time position requires travel between regional hubs and offers competitive pay, professional development, and a supportive environment.

Benefits

Minimum 30 days holiday

Enhanced company sick pay

Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)

Healthcare CashPlan

Excellent Learning and Development opportunities

Paid Training, Induction and DBS check

Qualifications

• Must have at least 6 months post foundation training experience in a psychiatry post within the UK.
• Completed Core Psychiatry Training with satisfactory ARCP.
• Approval under Sec 12 MHA 1983/current Approved Clinician Status.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical assessment and psychiatric interventions.
• Promote service user involvement and recovery.
• Attend regular medical reviews for Service Users.

Skills

Full UK Driving License

Excellent oral and written communications skills

Experience working with Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder

Education

Fully Registered GMC Medical Practitioner

Membership of Royal College of Psychiatrists

Job description

Speciality Doctor

Full Time 37.5 hours per week

Competitive Salary based on Experience

This is a community post, our head office is in Stockport but the postholder will be required to travel between regional hubs in Manchester and Yorkshire.

You must be a driver with access to a vehicle.

Essential Criteria

• Full UK Driving License
• UK Registration - Applicants must have a current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website:
• Overseas health professionals | Health Careers.
• Fully Registered GMC Medical Practitioner
• Membership of Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Do you have at least 6 months, post foundation training experience in a psychiatry post within the United Kingdom?
• Completed Core Psychiatry Training with satisfactory ARCP
• Approval under Sec 12 MHA 1983/current Approved Clinician Status
• Experience working with Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder either in community or in-patient setting
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of working with eating disorders, in either an inpatient or community setting
• Knowledge or training in systemic models
• Knowledge or training in attachment disorders
• Knowledge or training in neurodevelopmental assessments

Care in Mind provide residential services for young people aged 16-30 years old. The young people we care for often require a high level of support to assist with difficulties they may have from self-harming, behaviour, and emotional difficulties. Our aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic approach to help them achieve their individual goals, in preparation for transition to adult life.

Care in Mind is a CQC registered provider offering publicly funded specialist mental health supported residential placements to the NHS and Local Authorities across the North of England.

As a Speciality Doctor you will:

• Provide direct clinical assessment, formulation and psychiatric interventions with adequate supervision to the service users within Care in Minds care.
• Promote an environment of service user involvement, recovery and service user centred care.
• Ensure that the care in mind values and models of care are reflected in the interventions offered and implemented.
• Provide psychiatric consultation and advice to both clinical and residential teams with adequate supervision.
• Attend regular medical reviews for Service Users with adequate supervision.
• To work into the Eating Disorder Service reviewing physical health observations and investigations in line with MEED guidance, feeding into risk plans, under adequate supervision
• Liaise with other relevant professionals and attend CPA and Multi Agency meetings where agreed with the Consultant Psychiatrist and/or wider MDT.
• Document notes from consultations and MDT discussions accurately and contemporaneously.
• To maintain an overview with the Consultant Psychiatrist of medication management plans, GP Letters, MHA and Mental capacity assessments.
• To partake in Mental Health Act assessment across the service
• Partake in Audit and Service Development in areas of interest under supervision of the Consultant Psychiatrist
• Participate in referral review and assessments.
• Always maintain confidentiality and comply with Care in Mind’s Equal Opportunities Policy
• Ensure completion of statutory & mandatory training

We mainly work with young people and young adults aged 16-30 with significant mental health difficulties who are often leaving the hospital or secure care and who require a higher level of support on discharge than other services can provide. We also provide specialist eating disorder services to support young people and young adults in the community.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a motivated Speciality Doctor. The Specialty Doctor will work 37.5 hours per week, 10PAs Monday to Friday. The Speciality Doctor will be able to utilise 1PA per week for Audit and CPD purposes. Part time opportunities will also be considered.

The Speciality Doctor will have access to a Consultant Psychiatrist who will be their supervisor and provide regular supervision. The post holder works alongside multi-disciplinary teams, which include Clinical Nurse Specialists, Clinical Psychologists, Residential Managers and Support Workers. Your role will be to provide the psychiatric care for the young people as part of the multi-disciplinary team and under supervision. If interested there are opportunities to be involved in supervised therapeutic interventions across the service. You will be supported to progress in your career and access study leave. The Consultant Psychiatrist is a specialist in Medical Psychotherapy, therefore able to provide specialist supervision and training in therapeutic psychiatric formulation and treatments.

There is an ethos of MDT working at Care in Mind and the Speciality Doctor will always have access to an MDT.

This is a community post and requires travel between regional hubs in Manchester, Cheshire and Birstall, although you will be working with other medics to minimise travel where possible. Therefore you must be a driver with access to a vehicle.

Company Benefits

• Minimum 30 days holiday
• An additional day off each year for your birthday
• Enhanced company sick pay
• Enhanced company pension
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Paid time off for fertility treatment
• Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
• Healthcare CashPlan with costs provided towards dental and optical care and a range of other healthcare treatments and benefits including discounted gym memberships, online shopping discounts.
• Employee Assistance Programme/24-hour Counselling Service.
• Free eye tests and various other benefits.
• Excellent Learning and Development opportunities (Level 3 in Adult Health & Social Care and support with completion of the Care Certificate)
• Paid Training, Induction and DBS check.
• We are a Mindful & Disability Confident Employer.
• We are a supporter of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter.
• We are a Menopause Friendly Organisation.
• Long service awards.
• Social events including a Christmas party.
• Blue Light Card to access further shopping discounts
• Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £500 per referral
• Free onsite parking

This advert closes on Sunday 21 Dec 2025