Specialty Doctor

Specialty Doctor

The closing date is 23 March 2026

Full Time (40 hrs / week Monday to Friday)

The Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a Specialty Doctor within General Adult Psychiatry across the West Midlands.

Main duties of the job

We are completely committed to improving mental health. We want to manage the NHS National Service Framework for Mental Health and we are focused on quality hospital/community based services.

This is why we have established a framework where you can realise your full potential and that of the patients.

We wish to recruit a Specialty Doctor within General Adult Psychiatry. The post-holder will provide services within Dudley locality.

You will work with the friendliest, most supportive multi-disciplinary teams you could wish for comprising of Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Community Psychiatric Nurses and Support Workers in the acute inpatients and community settings.

About us

At Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, we're building a high-calibre, diverse and inclusive mental health workforce. One that will give talented professionals like you the opportunity to shape an outstanding service that will transform community mental healthcare and deliver happier and healthier lives all across our communities.

The Trust is rated 'Good' from CQC (Care Quality Commission) and will become the lead provider for mental health services across The Black Country. We have recently invested in newly created clinical divisions and are currently developing new models of integrated primary and secondary care for adults and older adults, as well launching a far-reaching inpatient strategy, working to eradicate dormitories and building new facilities.

The General Adult Mental Health Service provides integrated inpatient and community care for adults with a wide range of mental health conditions across the four Black Country localities: Walsall, Dudley, Sandwell and Wolverhampton.

Community provision is delivered through North and South Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) within each locality. The service operates a continuity of care model, enabling clinicians to work across both community and inpatient settings, ensuring seamless patient journeys, improved outcomes, and enhanced therapeutic relationships.

Job responsibilities

You will play a major role in shaping the growth of the services and will work closely with other professionals. On a day-to-day you will assess and handle a wide range of psychiatric disorders, as you develop and offer specialist therapeutic skills and services. Whats more, you will gain experience of specialists within the services, with ample training and development.

You will have full GMC registration and ideally be Section 12 approved.

For an informal discussion regarding the posts, please contact Dr M Z Iqbal

Qualifications

• GMC approval
• At least 4 years of experience in psychiatry
• S12 approval

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.

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£61,542 to £99,216 a yearDependent on experience