Specialty Doctor/Teaching Fellow in Community Adult Psychiatry

Specialty Doctor/Teaching Fellow in Community Adult Psychiatry

The closing date is 04 August 2026

The post is as Specialty Doctor in General Adult Community Psychiatry primarily working in a CMHT And Early intervention service 0.5 and as a Teaching Fellow 0.5.

This is a well established post and was created in partnership between Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust and Buckingham Medical School to provide Undergraduate Psychiatry training for medical students in Rugby. This has been running successfully since 2018.

The current vacancy is due to the Post holder making career progression.

Main duties of the job

The Specialty Doctor will assist in providing comprehensive community mental health services in Rugby and to undergraduate education for medical students from Buckingham Medical School. You will require leadership, teaching and team building skills as well as clinical experience.

This post will give an excellent opportunity to develop teaching skills and will be particularly suited to doctors who have a minimum of 3 years' experience in Psychiatry and who are not in a training programme. The post holder will be given the necessary support for career progression and will have the opportunity to participate in regular CPD. Previous post holders have a good track record of making Career progression.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support groups

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Job responsibilities

For more detailed information on the role please see the attached job description. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Must have full GMC Registration

Experience

• (4) years full time postgraduate training (or equivalent) gained on part time or flexible basis
• (3) years' experience in Psychiatry and some experience of working in community-based services
• Able to demonstrate an interest in teaching

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.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust