Specialty Doctor

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health service provider in Wakefield seeks a Specialty Doctor for the Psychiatry Intensive Care Unit. The candidate will play a crucial role in delivering high-quality patient care and leading a multi-professional team. Applicants must have relevant qualifications, experience in acute care, and excellent clinical skills. Ideal for individuals who demonstrate leadership, proactivity, and commitment to professional development. The role supports a vibrant community focused on mental health.

Benefits

Attractive relocation package

Continuous professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must have excellent clinical skills using a bio-psycho-social perspective.
• Experience in acute care pathway is essential.
• Must be fully registered with the GMC.
• At least 6 months experience in forensic psychiatry is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality care to patients in the Psychiatry Intensive Care Unit.
• Participate in continuous professional development and clinical audits.
• Lead a multi-professional team and ensure collaboration with various agencies.

Skills

Clinical skills

Teaching and training

Excellent communication skills

Decision making

Research and service evaluation

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Higher degree in medical education or clinical research

Job description

Go back South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Specialty Doctor

The closing date is 21 January 2026

SPECIALITY DOCTOR IN GENERAL ADULT PSYCHIATRY

WALTON WARD, PSYCHIATRY INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

Unity Centre, Fieldhead Hospital, Ouchthorpe Lane, Wakefield, WF1 3SP

Full time, Permanent, 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 Psychiatry Intensive Care Unit (PICU) based at Fieldhead Hospital, Ouchthorpe Lane, Wakefield. This role plays a vital part in ensuring our patients receive the care that they need and will be an integral role within the Wakefield Acute Care Pathway. Walton PICU Ward is a 14-bed adult psychiatry intensive care unit (PICU) based at the Unity Centre , Fieldhead Hospital in Wakefield

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.

At the time ofadvertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas andImmigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward toreceiving your application.

Main duties of the job

For the full advert please see the supporting documents attached.

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 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 Raghu Vutla or Prof. Thiyagesh for a further discussion:

Dr V Mugali, SAS Tutor and Specialty Doctor 01226 645034 / [e-mail]

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

All employees of the Trust are stronglyencouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff andpatients.

We are aware that anincreasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responseson NHS Job application forms.

Over reliance on AI-generated content inapplication forms is strongly discouraged and we will conduct a thoroughscreening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. Ifyou are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHSJobs application form.

About us

Weare a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental healthand learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and arethe lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission isto help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do thisby providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employstaff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make adifference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourageand welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we valuediversity 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 improvingthe mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet andhelp each year.

Weare committedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people andvulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share thiscommitment.

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

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.

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.

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.

Transport

• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence.

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research, or management.
• Additional clinical qualifications.

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.
• Fully registered with the GMC and have a licence to practise or be in a position to have a licence to practice on commencement in the post.
• Spent a minimum of four years (full time or equivalent) ) in postgraduate training in the UK or equivalent medical experience, of which at least 2 years in psychiatry.
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 6 months of appointment to enable to join the middle tier rota.
• At least 6 months experience in acute care pathway.
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
• Experience in forensic psychiatry is desirable. Equivalent experience is acceptable, if appropriate competencies can be demonstrated and with agreement of the medical director.
• Experience working in other medical specialties including general medicine, geriatric medicine, and A&E.

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