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Salary for this role£63,696 – £102,689 a year

Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year

Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)

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Role description

Job summary

An Exciting opportunity to work within the Older Adult Division has arisen see below posts available.

Posts Available:

1 x Inpatient Services Sandwell Specialty Doctor - 6 months fixed term

1 x Hospital At Home Team Wolverhampton/Walsall Specialty Doctor 12 months fixed term

1 x Hospital At Home Team Dudley/Sandwell Specialty Doctor 12 months fixed term

Main duties of the job

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHFT)is currently recruiting Specialty Doctorsto join our well-established, multi-disciplinary teams across a number of services in Adult and Older Adult Mental Health. These positions offer a fantastic opportunity to work under the supervision of experienced Consultant Psychiatrists while contributing to the delivery of holistic, patient-centred care.

Vacancies are available in various teams (Dudley, Walsall, Sandwell and Wolverhampton) across the Trust Older Adult Division, each committed to supporting your continued professional development within a collaborative and inclusive working environment.

About us

Black Country Older Adult Services

Older Adult Mental Health Services deliver multidisciplinary inpatient and community care for older adults with mental health conditions, underpinned by a person-centred and holistic model of care.Services operate across all four Black Country localities, with inpatient provision based in Walsall at the Dorothy Pattison Hospital Older Adult Unit, and at the newly refurbished Edward Street Hospital. These units provide specialist care for older adults with a range of mental health conditions, including functional illness and dementia.Exciting new developments include the Older Adult Hospital at Home Team and In-Reach to Care Home Team, enabling assessment and treatment in community settings and supporting admission avoidance where appropriate.

Date posted

14 September 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£63,696 to £102,689 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

285-9690A-MH

Job locations

All Trust sites

All Trust Sites

DY1 2LZ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are a teaching Trust, teaching undergraduates from Birmingham Medical Schools, St Georges Grenada, and are also part of the Black Country training scheme with core and higher specialist trainees from the West Midlands School of Psychiatry. We have a good record of encouraging and supporting specialty doctors if their aim is to achieve postgraduate exams and go on to Higher Specialist Training. There are good opportunities for applicants interested in education and research. Specialty Doctors will cover on average 1:11 out of hours second on-call rota.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GMC Registration
relevant experience

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.

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.

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

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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