Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Specialty Doctor in South & West CMHT
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We are seeking a keen and enthusiastic full-time Specialty Doctor in Psychiatry
Job Location
Fieldhead Business Centre, Bradford
About the Role
We are seeking a keen and enthusiastic full-time Specialty Doctor in Psychiatry to join our South & West Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) based at Fieldhead Business Centre, Bradford.
This 12-month fixed-term post offers an excellent opportunity to work in a welcoming and supportive multidisciplinary team, contributing to the delivery of high-quality mental health care within the community. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with Consultant Psychiatrists and a wide range of professionals, supporting a service that is focused on recovery, collaboration, and meeting the diverse needs of our local population.
This permanent, full-time post offers excellent support, including admin assistance, IT equipment, and opportunities for professional development. You’ll play a key role in service development, clinical governance, and quality improvement, while enjoying a collaborative and supportive working environment.
If you’re committed to compassionate care, innovation, and teamwork, we’d love to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities
- Work closely with three Consultant Psychiatrists and a well-established multidisciplinary team, providing assessment, treatment, and ongoing care for adults aged 16–65 with complex mental health needs within a community setting.
- Support a recovery-focused service, working collaboratively with service users, carers, and partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes.
- Assess new referrals, undertake medical reviews, attend daily team huddles, multidisciplinary case review meetings, allocation meetings, and leadership meetings.
- Contribute to the ongoing management of patients within the CMHT.
- Undertake home visits where required, provide advice to GPs, liaison teams, and hospital colleagues.
- Support the management of urgent and Mental Health Act-related work.
- Contribute to medical leadership across the service, working alongside Consultant Psychiatrists to support service development, clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement activities.
- Participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, supervision of trainees and other healthcare professionals, and involvement in Trust-sponsored research projects where appropriate.
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Core Values
- We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference.
- We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs.
- We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners.
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Benefits
- Consideration of a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives.
- A range of benefits including increased mileage rates for > 4500.
- A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages.
- A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities.
- Support for participation in Trust-sponsored research projects.
- Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
Sustainability
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Important Information
- Closing date: Sunday 30th August 2026
- Shortlisting: w/c 31st August 2026
- Interviews: w/c 14th September 2026 TBC
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Dr Rashmi Dixon
- Job Title: Clinical Director
- Email Address: Rashmi.Dixon@bdct.nhs.uk
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