Specialty Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry

Cheswold Park Hospital; Halifax; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust in Halifax is seeking a Specialty Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry. This role involves working within a supportive team to provide high-quality care to patients in the inpatient setting. The position offers a flexible working pattern and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years postgraduate training in the UK or equivalent medical experience.
• At least 24 months experience in Adult Psychiatry.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to a multi-professional team.
• Manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
• Ensure high-quality care for patients.

Skills

Excellent knowledge in specialty

Excellent clinical skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Emotional intelligence

Leadership skills

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Job description

Specialty Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry

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SPECIALTY DOCTOR IN GENERAL ADULT (IN-PATIENT) PSYCHIATRY (Kirklees)

Male Inpatient Adult Mental Health Services, The Dales, Ashdale Ward, Calderdale Royal Hospital, Halifax HX3 OPW

2 years fixed term, 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

Job Summary

SPECIALTY DOCTOR IN GENERAL ADULT (IN-PATIENT) PSYCHIATRY (Kirklees)

Male Inpatient Adult Mental Health Services, The Dales, Ashdale Ward, Calderdale Royal Hospital, Halifax HX3 OPW

2 years fixed term, 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 General Adult (In-patient) Psychiatry Team based on Ashdale Ward, The Dales, Calderdale Royal Hospital, Halifax HX3 OPW. This role plays a vital part in ensuring our patients receive the care that they need and will be an integral role within the Calderdale and Kirklees Acute Pathway.

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.

This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to join a friendly, supportive and experienced team. The team comprises of multitude of experienced professionals, who are looking forward to welcoming a new Psychiatrist.

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 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 For a Further Discussion:

Dr C Bachu, Medical Clinical Lead - 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]

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

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.

Over reliance on AI-generated content in application forms is strongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.

For the full advert please see the supporting documents attached.

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 May 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£68,174 to £95,400 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9378-CK2204

Job locations

The Dales

Ashdale Ward

Calderdale Royal Hospital

Halifax

HX3 0PW

Job Description

Job responsibilities

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

Job Description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• 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.
  
  

Desirable

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

Personal Attributes

Essential

• 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.
  
  

Desirable

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

Qualifications

Essential

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
  
  

Desirable

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

Transport

Essential

• Holds and able to use valid UK driving licence.
  
  

Special Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• 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.
  
  

Desirable

• 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.
  
  

Physical Attributes

Essential

• 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.
  
  

Desirable

• The Trust is a Smoke Free Trust and the post holder would be expected to lead by example as a non-smoker.
  
  

Eligibility

Essential

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• 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.
• At least 24 months experience in Adult Psychiatry.
  
  

Desirable

• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
• Inpatient experience.
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 6 months of appointment.
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• 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.
  
  

Desirable

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

Personal Attributes

Essential

• 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.
  
  

Desirable

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

Essential

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
  
  

Desirable

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

Transport

Essential

• Holds and able to use valid UK driving licence.
  
  

Special Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• 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.
  
  

Desirable

• 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.
  
  

Physical Attributes

Essential

• 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.
  
  

Desirable

• The Trust is a Smoke Free Trust and the post holder would be expected to lead by example as a non-smoker.
  
  

Eligibility

Essential

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• 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.
• At least 24 months experience in Adult Psychiatry.
  
  

Desirable

• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
• Inpatient experience.
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 6 months of appointment.
  
  

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

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

The Dales

Ashdale Ward

Calderdale Royal Hospital

Halifax

HX3 0PW

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

The Dales

Ashdale Ward

Calderdale Royal Hospital

Halifax

HX3 0PW

Employer's website

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

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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