Specialty Doctor - General Adult Psychiatry - Early Intervention Team

NHS; Salford; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Specialty Doctor to join the Early Intervention in Psychosis Team in Salford. The role entails managing and assessing patients with psychotic conditions within the community. This permanent full-time position requires qualifications such as MRCPsych and relevant experience in mental health care.

Qualifications

• Possession of MRCPsych or equivalent qualification.
• Experience in the detention of patients under the MHS (1983).
• Experience of writing reports for the Mental Health Review Tribunals.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage patients with psychotic conditions in the community.
• Conduct follow-up appointments with a caseload of approximately 220.
• Work jointly with care coordinators.

Skills

Assessment

Management

Psychiatry

Education

MRCPsych or equivalent qualification

Other Postgraduate degrees (e.g. MSc, MD)

Job description

Job summary

This is a great opportunity for a Specialty Doctor to join the Early Intervention in Psychosis Team in Salford. This is an established post which has become vacant due to the post holder taking up higher training.

Main duties of the job

This is a full - time appointment for a Specialty Doctor in psychiatry to work in an established post in the Salford Early Intervention in Psychosis Team. The post consists of assessment and management of patients with psychotic conditions in the community. The team currently has a caseload of approximately 220. Almost all these service users are on CPA and will have care coordinators. The successful candidate would assess 1-2 new patients a week and conduct follow-up appointments. These appointments will take place either at the patient's home or within a community base and will generally be undertaken jointly with the care co-ordinator.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) is one of the leading mental health trusts in the UK.

Serving a population of 1.2 million people, the Trust employs around 6,400 people who make a difference across 160 locations. Situated in one of the most exciting and affordable cities in Europe, GMMH provides community and inpatient mental health care, alongside substance misuse services across the North West.

GMMH is one of the most active research trusts in the UK, with one of the highest levels of recruitment to clinical trials for mental health. This puts our staff and service users at the leading edge of new mental health treatments.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

The Trust provides a range of specialist services including prison in reach across the North of England, a specialist centre for mental health and deafness and in patient perinatal mental health care.

We have been rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Our substance misuse services and leadership were rated as 'Outstanding'.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Details Date posted

05 June 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£59,175 to £95,400 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

437-MD-7223316

Job locations

7 Wesley Street

Swinton

Salford

M27 6AD

Job description Job responsibilities

For more details about this role and requirements please find attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description Job responsibilities

For more details about this role and requirements please find attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Possession of MRCPsych or equivalent qualification
• Other Postgraduate degrees e.g. MSc, MD, MRCP
• Section 12 (2) Approval under Mental Health Act 1983 or be eligible for approval within 6 months.

Experience Essential

• Experience in detention of patients under the MHS (1983)
• Experience of writing reports for the Mental Health Review Tribunals

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Possession of MRCPsych or equivalent qualification
• Other Postgraduate degrees e.g. MSc, MD, MRCP
• Section 12 (2) Approval under Mental Health Act 1983 or be eligible for approval within 6 months.

Experience Essential

• Experience in detention of patients under the MHS (1983)
• Experience of writing reports for the Mental Health Review Tribunals

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

7 Wesley Street

Swinton

Salford

M27 6AD

Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

7 Wesley Street

Swinton

Salford

M27 6AD

Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)