Care In Mind
Speciality Doctor

The closing date is 24 November 2026

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. Part time hours will be at least 30 hours per week.
This is a community post and requires travel between locations in Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire, although you will be working alongside other medics to minimise travel where possible. Reviews mainly take place face-to-face but there is an option for remote working 1-2 days per week.
You must be a driver with access to a vehicle.
This is a great opportunity for a motivated Speciality Doctor with substantial mental health expertise to gain experience that would be hard to find in other services. The Specialty Doctor will work 8-10 PAs from Monday to Friday. They will work alongside another Speciality Doctor colleague, both supervised by a Consultant Psychiatrist. They will take a leadership role within a strong multi-disciplinary team, which includes Clinical Nurse Specialists, Clinical Psychologists, Psychotherapists, a Dietician, Residential Managers and Support Workers. They will be supported to progress in their career. We prioritise the development of our staff with study leave available. Our consultant psychiatrist is experienced in supporting colleagues in achieving MRCPsych exams and/or supervising progress toward specialist registration via the CESR route.

Main duties of the job
Essential Criteria:

• Full UK Driving License
• Medical Practitioner with GMC Full Registration
• Experience managing complex mental health presentations in community and / 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 supervision of 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 Royal College of Psychiatrists or General Practitioners
• Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act (1983)

About us
We are seeking a Speciality Doctor to join Care in Mind, a unique specialist mental health supported residential care service based in the North of England. For 15 years now, we have worked with young people and young adults between the ages of 16-30 years who have complex mental health presentations, including Complex Emotional Needs and Eating Disorders, with associated risk issues. They have often spent long periods in hospital or secure care or have had multiple failed placements.
Our CQC registered services are all funded and provided in partnership with the NHS and local authorities. We use a least restrictive collaborative model of care and are proud of our outcomes in terms of placement stabilisation, reduction in risks and achieving recovery goals on the road toward independence.

Details
Date posted: 13 November 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: Depending on experience. Starting salary from £77,259 per annum FTE
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: CLI:SD2071.0
Job locations: Stockport, SK30UX, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Speciality Doctor you will:

• Work closely with alongside the multidisciplinary team to provide safe, responsive and high-quality care to our service users, in a collaborative and person-centred manner
• Provide direct clinical assessment, formulation and psychiatric interventions to the service users
• Your caseload will not exceed 30 young people and will be centred around the residents in five or six residential homes, with around five residents in each. In addition, there may be small numbers of independence or in-reach placements
• Offer psychiatric consultation and advice to clinical and residential teams as appropriate
• Take a psychiatry lead role in monthly multidisciplinary reviews and 6 monthly CPA meetings for each of our service users, usually taking place in the residential home and often involving external professionals
• To work into our Eating Disorder home when required, reviewing physical health observations and investigations in line with MEED guidance, feeding into management plans as required
• Liaise with external professionals around risks and complex presentations of our young people
• Document notes from consultations and MDT discussions accurately and contemporaneously
• Provide prescriptions and GP letters in a timely manner following reviews to ensure minimal delays in the provision of indicated medication
• To maintain an overview of medication management plans, GP Letters, MHA and Mental capacity assessments
• Liaising with external physical health services such as GPs, AED departments and secondary care as required to ensure a joined up approach with our service with agreed management plans
• To undertake Mental Health Act recommendations where required (as per Section 12(2) status)
• Partake 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 & mandatory training

Additional Information
The application form must be completed in full. Please forward us a CV in addition to your application. UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website. Care in Mind operates a safer recruitment process and as part of this process the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. We are an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community. We reserve the right to close the advert early should we appoint a suitable candidate. If you would like an informal chat about the position, please email the recruitment team at jobs@careinmind.com.

Company Benefits

• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays (Rising to 31 plus bank holidays with service)
• An additional day off each year for your birthday
• Enhanced company pension
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Healthcare Cashplan with costs provided towards dental and optical care and a range of other healthcare treatments and benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme / 24-hour Counselling Service
• Life Assurance 2 x your annual salary
• Excellent Learning and Development opportunities

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential: Fully Registered GMC Medical Practitioner
Desirable: Approval under Sec 12 MHA 1983/current Approved Clinician Status; Membership of Royal College of Psychiatrists; Completed Core Psychiatry Training with satisfactory ARCP
Experience
Essential: Experience working with complex trauma/personality disorder either in community or in-patient setting; Do you have at least 6 months, post foundation training experience in a psychiatry post within the United Kingdom?
Desirable: Experience of working with eating disorders, in either an inpatient or community setting
Skills & Knowledge
Essential: Excellent oral and written communications skills in English; Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty; Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes
Desirable: Knowledge or training in systemic models; Knowledge or training in attachment disorders; Knowledge or training in neurodevelopmental assessments

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. 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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Care In Mind
Address: Stockport, SK30UX, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.careinmind.co.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Recruitment Department, jobs@careinmind.com, 01616383285

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