Consultant in Psychiatry for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

Hywel Dda University Health Board; Pembroke Dock; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Wales is seeking a Consultant in Psychiatry for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities. The role focuses on providing specialist psychiatric care, undertaking research, and teaching medical students. Candidates should have full GMC registration and relevant qualifications such as membership in the Royal College of Psychiatrists. This position offers a chance to significantly impact mental health services for those with learning disabilities.

Qualifications

• Broad based experience in psychiatry across sub-specialties.
• Knowledge of UK hospital systems.
• Competence in management of acute psychiatric presentations.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist community psychiatric care for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
• Participate in undergraduate teaching and support research activities.
• Contribute to the Consultant on-call rota (1 in 14).

Skills

Leadership

Clinical expertise in Intellectual Disability Psychiatry

Teaching and training

Research skills

Audit participation

Education

Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice

Appropriate higher degree (MD, PhD, MSc)

Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Job description

Consultant in Psychiatry for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

We are driven to support people with learning disability access a high standard of care for their presenting difficulties. The service has already implemented Dementia, Epilepsy, and PMLD pathways. Our Mental Health Pathway is currently in development.

As a service, we are committed to addressing health inequalities for people with learning disabilities and have developed a Primary Care Liaison service in addition to the general hospital LD Liaison team. These teams are also passionate educators working closely with Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire People First in delivering sessions to groups including GP Trainees and Undergraduate medical students. These Teams are being further strengthened to create additional capacity and align to the wider Directorate support for Liaison and strengthen our earlier intervention and prevention model.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide specialist community psychiatric care to people with intellectual disabilities who reside within the county of Pembrokeshire. Pembrokeshire Community Team for Learning Disabilities.

Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:

• To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the speciality.
• To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate.
• To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board's procedures and operating policies.
• To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Health Board's service plans.
• To contribute to the Consultant on-call rota (1 in 14 rota).
• To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty or the Health Board.
• Core clinical expertise in the field of Intellectual Disability Psychiatry.
• Experience and knowledge of running a specialty service.
• Leadership and team building skills as well as working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Supporting and training multi-disciplinary teams.
• Participating in CPD including Audit.
• You are expected to maintain your professional development for Revalidation.
• A Teaching and Training role for medical undergraduates and postgraduates.
• Supervisor role to Resident and Middle Grade Medical Staff.
• To undertake regular multi-disciplinary clinical audit and provide evidence based medicine.

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and bordering counties.

We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

We work in partnership the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate for this Consultant post will be eligible to hold an Honorary Academic title at a partner university on the understanding that they will participate in undergraduate teaching, including acting as an examiner, and support and facilitate research activities in an appropriate university faculty and school. They will take direction in these activities via the appropriate academic lead. The agreement to define the Honorary Academic responsibilities and associated programmed activities in relation to teaching time and research will be negotiated jointly between the post holder, the university and the Health Board. It will form part of the successful candidates job plan. The award of the Honorary Academic contract will be dependent upon a formal application being submitted to the university in accordance with the Honorary Appointments procedures and will be available on a fixed term basis subject to satisfactory performance in the academic activity undertaken.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
• On specialist register or SpR due to obtain relevant CCT within 6 months of interview
• Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Valid certified advanced life support skills
• Appropriate higher degree, MD, PhD or MSc or equivalent

Clinical Experience

• Broad based experience in psychiatry across the range of sub-specialities.
• Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
• Knowledge and participation in CPD
• Competence in eg management of acute psychiatric presentations
• Expertise in the treatment of mental disorders in people with learning disabilities
• Experience of NHS
• Wider experience, research and training in providing sub specialty service
• Evidence of above average performance

Clinical Governance

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
• Knowledge of risk management

Research

• Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence so as to improve clinical outcomes
• Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication

Teaching

• Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors
• Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
• Training the Trainers experience

Management

• Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
• Evidence of management training

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.