Specialty Doctor

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust; Halifax; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in Halifax is seeking a Specialty Doctor to join their General Adult Community team. This full-time position contributes to providing high-quality, patient-centered care. Applicants should have robust clinical qualifications, including GMC registration and at least 2 years of psychiatric experience. The role requires strong clinical input and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team. The Trust values diversity and encourages all candidates to apply. Relocation support may be available.

Benefits

Attractive relocation package

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of four years postgraduate medical experience in the UK.
• At least 2 years experience in psychiatry.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise.

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled clinical input and support complex assessments.
• Contribute to robust treatment planning within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ensure continuity of care and effective service delivery.

Skills

Emotional intelligence

Clinical leadership

Excellent communication skills

Decision-making based on evidence

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Qualification or higher degree in medical education

Job description

Overview

Go back South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Specialty Doctor

The closing date is 03 February 2026

SPECIALTY DOCTOR IN General Adult Community Calderdale Enhanced Team

Permanent, full time, 10 Programmed Activities per week plus on-call

(part time may be considered)

South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust are recruiting for a Specialty Doctor to join the Calderdale Lower & Calder valley Enhanced Team based at the Laura Mitchell Centre, Halifax. This role plays a vital part in ensuring our patients receive the care that they need and will be an integral role within the Enhanced Team. This role is central to delivering high quality, person centred care by providing skilled clinical input, supporting complex assessments, and contributing to robust treatment planning. Working closely with the Consultant Psychiatrist and the wider multidisciplinary team, the post holder will help ensure continuity of care, timely interventions, and safe, effective service delivery. The position offers the opportunity to develop advanced clinical skills, take on meaningful responsibility within the team, and play an important part in improving outcomes.

As a Trust we are 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.

For the full advert please see the supporting documents attached.

Main duties of the job

The Trust has much to offer as a place to work and Yorkshire has much to offer as a place to live, and throughout you will experience our renowned warm Yorkshire welcome and for the right person an attractive relocation package may be available.

We encourage diversity and understand that everyone’s 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 Faisal Badshah, Clinical Lead / Consultant Psychiatrist or Prof. Thiyagesh for a further discussion:

Dr V Mugali, SAS Tutor and Specialty Doctor Tel: [phone] / [e-mail]

Prof. S Thiyagesh, Chief Medical Officer - Tel: [phone] (PA) / [e-mail]

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.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.

About us

We are 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.

Being a foundation Trust means we’re accountable to our members, who can have a say in how we’re run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us 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.

We are committed to 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 the 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

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research, or management.
• Additional clinical qualifications.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment or must have checked GMC eligibility and commenced the application process at the time of NHS jobs application.
• Spent a minimum of four years (full time or equivalent) in postgraduate medical experience in the UK or equivalent medical experience. At least 2 years experience in psychiatry.
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
• Experience working in other medical specialties including general medicine, geriatric medicine and A&E.
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 to 6 months of appointment.

Physical Attributes

• Engage in Trust Occupational Health initiatives and act in a manner to protect the Health & Safety of patients and staff. For example, having the flu jab (unless medically contraindicated).
• Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post.
• A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
• Smart professional appearance.
• The Trust is a Smoke Free Trust and the post holder would be expected to lead by example as a non-smoker.

Personal Attributes

• Demonstrates 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.
• Demonstrates proactive leadership.
• Demonstrates problem avoidance /solving skills.

Experience

• Excellent knowledge in specialty.
• 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.

Special Knowledge and Skills

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
• Participated in continuous professional development.
• Participated 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.
• Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken.
• Experienced 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.

Transport

• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust