Specialty Doctor/Associate Specialist - North Home Treatment Team

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; Redditch; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Specialty Doctor/Associate Specialist to join their North Home Treatment Team in Redditch, UK. This role involves delivering high-quality psychiatric care, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and engaging with patients to ensure optimal support. The ideal candidate holds relevant medical qualifications, has experience in mental health, and is committed to inclusivity and effective leadership. Excellent benefits include generous leave and professional growth opportunities.

Benefits

27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 33 days

Generous NHS pension

Flexible working opportunities

Supportive staff networks

Qualifications

• Medical degree and relevant psychiatric qualifications.
• Minimum of 4 years in mental health, including Psychiatry.
• Evidence of delivering high-quality mental health services.

Responsibilities

• Deliver psychiatric assessments and treatment within the home treatment team.
• Collaborate with doctors and multidisciplinary teams for patient care.
• Engage with patients and families for holistic care.

Skills

Excellent communication

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Commitment to inclusivity

Leadership qualities

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Full registration with the General Medical Council

Job description

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Specialty Doctor/Associate Specialist – North Home Treatment Team

The closing date is 07 December 2025

Are you passionate about delivering high‑quality mental‑health care and making a meaningful difference in patients' lives? Join our Psychiatry Home Treatment Team and be part of a dynamic and inclusive organisation committed to excellence in inpatient care.

Worcestershire is a mixed rural and urban county of over 500 square miles and a population of around one million. It covers the city of Worcester together with the towns of Kidderminster, Stourport, Bewdley, Tenbury Wells, Bromsgrove, Redditch, Droitwich, Evesham, Pershore, Malvern and Upton‑on‑Severn.

Herefordshire & Worcestershire offer excellent living and working prospects. Nearby are the Wye Valley, an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; the Forest of Dean; the Malvern Hills; and the Brecon Beacons National Park; with easy access to the M5 and M50. Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff and Cheltenham are all within easy reach of Worcestershire. The area also has outstanding schools and a rich cultural life.

We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive, diverse and supportive workplace. Our leadership is built on compassion, ensuring that both patients and employees feel valued and empowered. We prioritise professional growth, innovation in mental health treatment and a strong work‑life balance for our staff.

If you are looking to be part of a team that truly values its staff and patients alike, we would love to hear from you. Apply today and take the next step in your psychiatric career.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver high‑quality psychiatric assessments, treatment and interventions within the home treatment team.
• Work collaboratively with your doctor colleague and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient care.
• Participate in team discussions, treatment planning and risk assessments.
• Engage with patients, carers and families to provide holistic and person‑centred care.
• Contribute to service development initiatives and quality improvement within the team.
• Provide flexibility in cross‑cover to colleagues.
• Develop and maintain positive professional relationships.
• Demonstrate leadership qualities.

About us

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust works together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4 500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work‑life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures and ethnicities.

What we offer:

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service.
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours.
• Flexible and agile working opportunities.
• Great maternity, paternity and adoption support.
• Wide range of supportive staff networks.
• Health and wellbeing opportunities.

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

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Job responsibilities

As a Specialty Doctor or Associate Specialist, you will work collaboratively with another doctor colleague and a multidisciplinary team to provide compassionate and effective psychiatric care in a home treatment setting. Your expertise will help patients receive the support they need while remaining in their own environment, promoting recovery and stability.

Requirements

• Medical degree and relevant psychiatric qualifications.
• Experience in mental health and psychiatric treatment.
• Excellent communication, teamwork and problem‑solving skills.
• Commitment to inclusivity, diversity and compassionate leadership.

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full registration with the General Medical Council (or eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment).
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• GMC licence to practice.
• Approval (or eligible for approval) under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act.
• Eligible to work in the UK.

Experience

• A minimum of 4 years in the registrar or staff grade and/or specialty doctor grade and/or in the clinical and/or senior clinical medical officer grades, at least 3 of which include working within Psychiatry.
• A minimum of 10 years medical work (either a continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification which is (or would at the time have been) acceptable by the GMC for full, limited or temporary (but not provisional) registration. Placement on the overseas list will not by itself count towards the qualifying period.
• Evidence of delivery of high quality mental health services.
• Previous experience of working in a clinical leadership role.
• Experience of working in a Home Treatment Team.

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.

Depending on experience pro rata for part time.