Specialty Doctor in Enhanced Team East

NHS; Pontefract; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Pontefract is recruiting a Specialty Doctor in Enhanced Team East CMHT. This fixed-term position, lasting from November 2025 to June 2026, is essential in delivering care within the Community Mental Health Team. Candidates must have a medical qualification and experience in adult psychiatry, with an emphasis on teaching and leadership skills. The role offers a salary range of £70,901 to £99,216 per year and promotes flexible working.

Qualifications

• Minimum of four years in ST, specialty doctor or staff grade posts, in the UK.
• Experience in adult psychiatry or equivalent competencies required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure patients receive necessary care as part of Community Mental Health Team.
• Participate in research or service evaluation.
• Manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.

Skills

Deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching

Participate in continuous professional development

Experience in clinical research

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Emotional intelligence and leadership skills

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Job description

Job summary

FIXED TERM SPECIALTY DOCTOR IN ENHANCED TEAM EAST CMHT (WORKING AGE ADULT)

Baghill House Health and Wellbeing Centre

Walker Gate

Pontefract

WF8 1QW

Fixed term - from Nov 2025 until 30.6.26 in first instance

Up to 12- 18 months depending on recruitment of other medical staff in the team

10 Programmed Activities per week plus on-call (optional and when section 12 approved)

South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust are recruiting for a Specialty Doctor to join the ENHANCED TEAM EAST CMHT (WORKING AGE ADULT) based at Baghill House Health and Wellbeing Centre, Walker Gate, Pontefract, WF8 1QW.

This role plays a vital part in ensuring our patients receive the care that they need and will be an integral role within the Community Mental Health Team (Enhanced Pathway).

Main duties of the job

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 Bo Wynn, medical clinical lead, Dr Marthen, AMD for workforce and operation or Chief medical officer, Prof. Thiyagesh for a further discussion:

Dr Bo Wynn, Consultant Psychiatrist, Medical Clinical Lead for Working age adult Community Services ( Wakefield), Drury Lane health and Wellbeing Centre, Drury Lane, Wakefield, WF1 2TE

Tel: [phone]/ [e-mail]

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

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

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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 were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were 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 to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Details

Date posted: 07 October 2025

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Specialty Doctor

Salary: £70,901 to £99,216 a year

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 8 months

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: C9378-W1367

Job locations: Baghill House Health and Wellbeing Centre, Walker Gate, Pontefract, WF8 1QW

Job responsibilities

For full advert, job description and person specification, please see attached supporting documents.

Person Specification

Transport

Desirable:

• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence.

Special Knowledge and Skills

Essential:

• 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.

Desirable:

• 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.

Personal Attributes

Essential:

• 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.

Desirable:

• Demonstrate proactive leadership.
• Demonstrate problem solving skills.
• Has cared for close family / friend with mental health needs.

Eligibility

Essential:

• Fully registered with the GMC and have a licence to practise or Must have checked GMC eligibility and commenced the application process at the time of NHS jobs application.
• Spent a minimum of four year (full time or equivalent) in ST, specialty doctor or staff grade posts, in the UK or equivalent experience. At least 1 years training in adult psychiatry or demonstrable achievement of the necessary equivalent experience and competencies.

Desirable:

• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
• Experience in General Adult psychiatry is desirable. Equivalent experience is acceptable, if appropriate competencies can be demonstrated and with agreement of the Chief Medical Officer.
• Experience working in other medical specialties including general medicine, geriatric medicine, and A&E.
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment (as joining a middle tier on-call rota).

Physical Attributes

Essential:

• Professional appearance.

Experience

Essential:

• 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.

Desirable:

• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.

Qualifications

Essential:

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.

Desirable:

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research, or management.
• MRCPsych.
• Additional clinical qualifications.