Specialty Doctor in Psychiatry | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Abbotsham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is looking for a Specialty Doctor to join their Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team. This role involves delivering expert clinical care and supporting patients experiencing acute mental health crises. The ideal candidate will have a medical degree, experience in mental health, and be skilled in crisis intervention. Flexible working is available, with an emphasis on patient-centered care.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in managing complex cases in mental health.
• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams.
• Understanding of evidence-based treatment practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical care within the CRHT.
• Deliver timely responses to mental health referrals.
• Supervise team members and guide treatment planning.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Crisis intervention

Patient assessment

Team collaboration

Education

Medical degree

Mental Health Act Section 12(2) status

Job description

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an outstanding Specialty Doctor to join our dynamic Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team (CRHT) in the Mid Mersey Division. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver high-quality, person-centred care to individuals experiencing acute mental health crises, while working within a highly skilled and compassionate multidisciplinary team.

The CRHT operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing intensive support to service users in the least restrictive environment. The team plays a vital role in reducing hospital admissions and supporting recovery at home.

Base: Harry Blackman House, St Helens
Additional Sites: The Brooker Centre (Halton) & Knowsley Resource Centre (Knowsley)
• Provide expert clinical care, leadership, and decision-making within the CRHT.
• Deliver timely responses to referrals, ensuring early intervention and crisis resolution.
• Act as a gatekeeper for all hospital and crisis bed admissions within the local division.
• Facilitate early discharge from inpatient units through robust home treatment plans.
• Offer therapeutic interventions in the community, tailored to individual needs.
• Work collaboratively with families, carers, and referring professionals to ensure holistic care.

Case allocation is done following MDT meeting appropriate criteria for referral being met.

There is an expectation that you will provide supervision to the NMP in the team and also to the junior medical staff. This will be incorporated into the job plan.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

This will consist of patient reviews and home Visits to see urgent or emergency reviews for patients open to the team although the bulk of cases will be reviewed on site.

It is desirable that the post holder has Mental Health Act Section 12(2) status.

Management of complex cases and advice on patient care to other team members.

Clinical leadership of team by participating in team MDTs to discuss allocations of patients and dispense the responsibilities under that Role for such patients as per the MHA Code of Practice.

Care plan and treatment formulation, guidance on evidence-based treatment and effectiveness.

Liaison and collaborative working with other services/agencies.

Mental Health Act implementation.

Multi-disciplinary, multi-agency and partnership working.

To participate in annual appraisal for specialty doctor.

To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.

To participate annually in a job plan review with the line manager.

To comply with the Trust’s agreed policies.


This advert closes on Tuesday 19 Aug 2025