Job summary
- Main area
- Psychiatry
- Grade
- Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Permanent: Substantive
- Hours
- 0.8 session per week (Part Time 8 PAs per week)
- Job ref
- 342-SD314-BSW-AL
- Employer
- Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- 7FD/Shearwater Lodge
- Town
- Warminster
- Salary
- £63,696 - £102,689 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor - Older Adult Community -S Wilts Dementia
Specialty Doctor
Job overview
The Trust is seeking a Specialty Doctor to join the friendly and experienced South Wiltshire Dementia Service. This is an established post which has become vacant due to the current incumbent leaving. It is a great opportunity to gain a great deal of experience and knowledge working within an established multi-disciplinary team. Working with a team who believe in collaborative work and have the patient at the centre of their practise. The service provides a secondary assessment facility and a monitoring service for those who require maintenance prescribing on memory enhancers that cannot be prescribed within primary care. This post will provide support and clinical assistance to the Consultant Psychiatrist concerning the care of patients. Salisbury has a weekly Academic programme. In addition, there is a monthly PDP group and Peer Supervision. CPD activities are supported. The post offers study leave arrangements as well as good research, service development and leadership opportunities. The post-holder will be well supported by Consultant Psychiatrist, Team Manager and Community Services Manager.
Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the Consultant Psychiatrist in delivering high-quality, patient-centred mental health care across community and clinic settings.
Key responsibilities include undertaking routine and urgent psychiatric assessments, developing and reviewing treatment plans, and contributing to the management of complex cases within the multidisciplinary team.
The successful candidate will arrange and participate in Care Programme Approach (CPA) meetings, ensuring service users and carers are fully involved in care planning.
They will maintain accurate, timely and comprehensive clinical records using the Trust's RiO electronic patient record system, documenting assessments, clinical decisions and management plans.
The post holder will work closely with GPs regarding physical health monitoring and investigation results, liaise effectively with NHS and partner organisations, provide specialist advice to multidisciplinary colleagues, and actively participate in regular MDT meetings to support safe, effective and coordinated patient care.
Working for our organisation
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
Please note that Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is not currently a sponsor under the GMC Sponsorship Scheme.
As a result, we regret to inform you that we are unable to consider applications from individuals who require GMC sponsorship
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Basic Medical Qualification (MBBS or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
- Section 12 Approval
Eligibilty
Essential criteria
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice, or eligible for full registration with the GMC at the time of confirmaiton of appointment
- Completed at least four years’ full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in Psychiatry or as a fixed term specialty trainee in Psychiatry; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage own time and workload and prioritise clinical work
- Ability to appraise own performance
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of specific achievements that demonstrate leadership skills
Research and Audit
Essential criteria
- Ability to critically appraise published research.
- Experience of carrying out an audit project
Desirable criteria
- Experience in involvement in a research project and publication.
- Interest in research
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Up to date knowledge of issues in Mental Health Service for this specialty.
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Commitment to teaching other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable criteria
- Teaching of undergraduate students
- PGCME or equivalent/aspiration to attain a postgraduate teaching qualification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Angelika Luehrs
- Job title
- Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0117 4146642
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