Job Summary
Speciality Doctor – Full Time 37.5 hours per week. Starting salary from £77,259 FTE (based on 37.5 hours per week).
Part‑time roles will be considered between 0.8 to 1.0 FTE.
This role requires frequent travel between locations in Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire, and Yorkshire. You will work with other medics to minimise travel where possible. Reviews mainly take place face‑to‑face, with the option of remote working 1‑2 days per week.
You must be a driver with access to a vehicle.
Main duties of the job
Essential Criteria
- Full UK driving licence
- Medical practitioner with GMC full registration
- Experience managing complex mental health presentations in community or in‑patient settings
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and organisational abilities
- Leadership skills and ability to work effectively and collaboratively as part of an MDT
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty under the supervision of a Consultant Psychiatrist
Desirable Criteria
- Experience of working with complex emotional needs and complex trauma presentations
- Experience of working with eating disorders, in either an inpatient or community setting
- Knowledge or training in systemic models
- Knowledge or training in attachment disorders
- Knowledge or training in neurodevelopmental assessments
- Completed core psychiatry or GP training with satisfactory ARCP
- Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or General Practitioners
- Approval under Sec 12 MHA 1983 / current approved clinician status
Job responsibilities
As a Speciality Doctor you will:
- Work closely with the multidisciplinary team to provide safe, responsive and high‑quality care to service users in a collaborative and person‑centred manner.
- Provide direct clinical assessment, formulation and psychiatric interventions to residents of five residential homes (five to six residents each) and any independent or in‑reach placements (caseload not to exceed 30 service users).
- Offer psychiatric consultation and advice to clinical and residential teams as appropriate.
- Take a psychiatry lead role in monthly multidisciplinary reviews and six‑monthly CPA meetings for each service user, usually in the residential home and often involving external professionals.
- Review physical health observations and investigations for the Eating Disorders Service in line with MEED guidance.
- Liaise with external professionals regarding risks and complex presentations of young people.
- Document notes from consultations and MDT discussions accurately and contemporaneously.
- Provide prescriptions and GP letters promptly following reviews to ensure minimal delays.
- Maintain an overview of medication plans, GP letters, MHA and mental capacity assessments.
- Liaise with external physical health services (GPs, AED departments, secondary care) to ensure a joined‑up approach.
- Undertake Mental Health Act recommendations where required (Section 12(2) status).
- Participate in audit and service development in areas of interest.
- Always maintain confidentiality and comply with Care in Minds Equal Opportunities Policy.
- Ensure completion of statutory and mandatory training.
Additional Information
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website: https://www.nhs.uk/careers/overseas-health-professionals/.
Care in Mind operates a safer recruitment process and the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
We are an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and positively encourages applications from people of all ages and backgrounds.
We reserve the right to close the advert early if a suitable candidate is appointed.
If you would like an informal chat about the position, please email the recruitment team at jobs@careinmind.com.
Company Benefits
- Starting salary from £77,259 (FTE)
- 27 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 31 plus bank holidays with service)
- One day off each year for your birthday
- Enhanced company pension
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Free on‑site parking
- Health cash plan covering dental, optical and other treatments, with discounted gym memberships
- Employee assistance programme / 24‑hour counselling service
- Life assurance two times your annual salary
- Online shopping discounts, free eye tests and other benefits
- Excellent learning and development opportunities
Person Specification
Essential
- Fully registered GMC medical practitioner
- Full driving licence
- Excellent written communication skills
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Excellent oral communication skills
Desirable
- Approval under Sec 12 MHA 1983 / current approved clinician status
- Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Completed core psychiatry training with satisfactory ARCP
- Experience working with complex trauma/personality disorder (community or in‑patient)
- Experience working with eating disorders (in‑patient or community)
- Knowledge or training in systemic models, attachment disorders, and neurodevelopmental assessments
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name
Care In Mind
Address
Hope HouseHercules Office Park, Unit B2StockportSK30UXUnited Kingdom
Employer’s website
https://www.careinmind.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Depending on experience Starting salary from £77,259 per annum FTE
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