Specialty Doctor

Overview

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The closing date is 17 February 2026

The Endcliffe Ward, based at the Longley Centre, is a purpose built psychiatric intensive care unit, which has 10 beds, all of which are individual rooms with en-suites and includes 2 seclusion suites.

It offers various therapeutic activities including gym, OT kitchen for cooking facility, a sensory room which can provide low stimulus for people with specific sensory needs or who are struggling with the level of stimulus around them, an internal garden for people to relax and where staff engage in activities like badminton and basketball. Dietary needs of people can be tailored to their specific needs.

This is a locked unit providing twenty-four-hour care for people in a mental health crisis who require a safe, controlled environment with high intensity nursing care. It offers a low stimulus environment with high levels of observation if required and high intensity care planning, which outline specific details of treatment and support service users will be offered. It offers person centered care and treatment is tailored to individual patient needs and circumstances. Staff are offered regular support sessions. Specific sessions on patient's formulation of need is undertaken to tailor safe interventions for patients which is based on Trauma informed care and approach.

Main duties of the job

• Attendance at ward team meetings and chair these meetings when required.
• Medical leadership to the multidisciplinary ward team.
• Medical/psychiatric assessments for care planning and risk assessment.
• Formulation and delivery of appropriate pharmacological and psychological interventions to aid recovery.
• Undertake Seclusion reviews as necessary.
• Attendance at Tribunal hearings for people detained under Mental Health Act.
• Completion of administrative tasks necessary for clinical responsibilities.
• Writing of Mental Health Review Tribunal Reports or reports to other agencies.
• Liaison with members of other teams to transfer patients into and out of inpatient service.
• Attendance at CPA reviews and pre-discharge planning meetings.
• Clinical supervision of junior medical staff
• Teaching of undergraduate medical students.
• Attendance at weekly CPD sessions.
• Attendance at Monthly Governance meetings and Leadership meeting.
• Will be supported through monthly clinical supervision.

About us

We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.

What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.

It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of

If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.

We are very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.

Job responsibilities

• Attendance at ward team meetings and chair these meetings when required.
• Medical leadership to the multidisciplinary ward team.
• Medical/psychiatric assessments for care planning and risk assessment.
• Formulation and delivery of appropriate pharmacological and psychological interventions to aid recovery.
• Undertake Seclusion reviews as necessary.
• Attendance at Tribunal hearings for people detained under Mental Health Act.
• Completion of administrative tasks necessary for clinical responsibilities.
• Writing of Mental Health Review Tribunal Reports or reports to other agencies.
• Liaison with members of other teams to transfer patients into and out of inpatient service.
• Attendance at CPA reviews and pre-discharge planning meetings.
• Clinical supervision of junior medical staff
• Teaching of undergraduate medical students.
• Attendance at weekly CPD sessions.
• Attendance at Monthly Governance meetings and Leadership meeting.
• Will be supported through monthly clinical supervision.

Person Specification Knowledge & Skills

• Effective leadership skills
• Ability to deliver care in collaboration with service users and their families/carers.
• Ability to supervise junior staff
• Awareness of the funding arrangements in the NHS and recent NHS developments
• Ability to interpret published research and to apply research findings to clinical practice.

Training & Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice
• Section 12 (2) MHA 1983 approved
• MRCPsych or equivalent

Experience

• Experience in General Adult Psychiatry having completed at least four years full time post-graduate training (or equivalent)
• Wide range of experience relevant to the post within NHS or comparable service
• Evidence of experience in medical audit and understanding of principles of clinical governance
• Practical experience of Clinical Audit
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
• Teaching/presentation experience (e.g. conference presentation, EBM, research experience).

Other

• Ability to exercise effective leadership in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Understanding of importance of multi-disciplinary service provision and the care programme approach.
• Understanding of and ability to deliver care in collaboration with service users to promote recovery.
• Sensitivity to needs of different ethnic and minority groups.
• Awareness of gender issues in the service provision.
• Highly effective communication skills.
• Participate in Continuous Professional Development

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.

Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

£50,373 to £78,759 a yearIn Accordance with T&C's Service for Consultants 2003.