Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Trust Grade Doctor

The closing date is 06 August 2025

Job summary

***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality, accessible and responsive community and specialist services within Birmingham and the West Midlands. We deliver over 100 clinical services, out in people's homes and in over 300 hospitals, health centres and clinics. We provide services for adults, children, people with learning disabilities, those with rehabilitation needs and also dental services.

The post holder will join other psychiatrists for people with intellectual disability who work with integrated multidisciplinary teams to meet the specialist healthcare needs of the population of approximately 1.1 million.

Main duties of the job

To support and develop the delivery of medical education to medical students within Birmingham Community Trust Learning Disabiltty Services .

To develop competence in medical education and specifically to develop teaching skills

To be present day to day to guide students in their learning experiences, deliver small group bedside and seminar teaching, and participate in the day each week devoted to workshops and lectures.

To develop teaching materials and enhance learning within the trust facilities

Act as a role model and first point of contact for the student body during their time in Birmingham Community.

Contribute and participate in the assessment process for all Medical Students : case presentations at the end of each teaching week and summative assessments, likely to be OSCEs at the end of the academic year.

To develop teaching materials and enhance learning within the trust facilities

Act as a role model and first point of contact for the student body during their time in Birmingham Community

To provide clinical care to patients through out-patient clinics, domiciliary visits and MDT reviews. The main responsibilities to include undertaking psychiatric assessments, arranging appropriate investigations, supporting the implementation of treatment plans in collaboration with the MDT.

To carry out a full range of mental state examinations, medical assessment and treatment duties under the supervising Consultant.

About us

Equal Opportunities

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from people irrespective of age, gender, race and disability.

Details

Date posted

24 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£36,616 to £42,008 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

820-7293798-LD

Job locations

The Greenfields

30 Brookfield Road

Kings Norton

B30 3QY


Job description

Job responsibilities

To support and develop the delivery of medical education to medical students within Birmingham Community Trust Learning Disabiltty Services .

To develop competence in medical education and specifically to develop teaching skills

To be present day to day to guide students in their learning experiences, deliver small group bedside and seminar teaching, and participate in the day each week devoted to workshops and lectures.

To develop teaching materials and enhance learning within the trust facilities

Act as a role model and first point of contact for the student body during their time in Birmingham Community

Contribute and participate in the assessment process for all Medical Students : case presentations at the end of each teaching week and summative assessments, likely to be OSCEs at the end of the academic year.

To develop teaching materials and enhance learning within the trust facilities

Act as a role model and first point of contact for the student body during their time in Birmingham Community

To provide clinical care to patients through out-patient clinics, domiciliary visits and MDT reviews. The main responsibilities to include undertaking psychiatric assessments, arranging appropriate investigations, supporting the implementation of treatment plans in collaboration with the MDT.

To carry out a full range of mental state examinations, medical assessment and treatment duties under the supervising Consultant.

Completing the Medication reviews and writing of prescriptions under supervision of the supervising consultant

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support and develop the delivery of medical education to medical students within Birmingham Community Trust Learning Disabiltty Services .

To develop competence in medical education and specifically to develop teaching skills

To be present day to day to guide students in their learning experiences, deliver small group bedside and seminar teaching, and participate in the day each week devoted to workshops and lectures.

To develop teaching materials and enhance learning within the trust facilities

Act as a role model and first point of contact for the student body during their time in Birmingham Community

Contribute and participate in the assessment process for all Medical Students : case presentations at the end of each teaching week and summative assessments, likely to be OSCEs at the end of the academic year.

To develop teaching materials and enhance learning within the trust facilities

Act as a role model and first point of contact for the student body during their time in Birmingham Community

To provide clinical care to patients through out-patient clinics, domiciliary visits and MDT reviews. The main responsibilities to include undertaking psychiatric assessments, arranging appropriate investigations, supporting the implementation of treatment plans in collaboration with the MDT.

To carry out a full range of mental state examinations, medical assessment and treatment duties under the supervising Consultant.

Completing the Medication reviews and writing of prescriptions under supervision of the supervising consultant

Person Specification

Guidance

Essential

  • Good communication and organisational skills

Essential

Essential

  • Shall have full registration to the General Medical Council
  • Shall have completed at least 3 years full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis
  • oExperience of working with people with learning disabilities within an NHS setting

Desirable

  • Evidence of teaching medical students, or other clinical students
  • Commitments to multidisciplinary working
  • Understanding of issues of learning disability
Person Specification

Guidance

Essential

  • Good communication and organisational skills

Essential

Essential

  • Shall have full registration to the General Medical Council
  • Shall have completed at least 3 years full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis
  • oExperience of working with people with learning disabilities within an NHS setting

Desirable

  • Evidence of teaching medical students, or other clinical students
  • Commitments to multidisciplinary working
  • Understanding of issues of learning disability

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

The Greenfields

30 Brookfield Road

Kings Norton

B30 3QY


Employer's website

https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

The Greenfields

30 Brookfield Road

Kings Norton

B30 3QY


Employer's website

https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Psychiatrist

Dr F Ahmad

farooq.ahmad1@nhs.net

01214663900

Details

Date posted

24 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£36,616 to £42,008 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

820-7293798-LD

Job locations

The Greenfields

30 Brookfield Road

Kings Norton

B30 3QY


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