Consultant Psychiatrist

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board; Wales; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in Wales is seeking an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to join their Adult Mental Health Team in Rhondda. This role involves providing clinical leadership within a collaborative multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate should possess current GMC registration, MRC Psych or equivalent, and experience in psychiatric assessments. The position supports community mental health delivery and emphasizes professional development, with protected time for education. Join a vibrant team dedicated to compassionate care.

Benefits

Protected time for education

Opportunities for research

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in psychiatry with comprehensive training.
• Ability to act as a s12(2) doctor or Responsible Clinician.
• Knowledge of clinical risk management and governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to a multidisciplinary community mental health team.
• Manage complex cases and offer specialist assessments.
• Supervise junior doctors and contribute to educational initiatives.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Psychiatric assessment

Collaboration

Research and education involvement

Education

Current GMC registration

MRC Psych or equivalent

Welsh approved Clinician Approval

Job description

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Consultant Psychiatrist

The closing date is 04 March 2026

We are pleased to share an opportunity for an experienced Consultant Adult Psychiatrist within our warm and welcoming Adult Mental Health Team in the Rhondda Locality of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, based at the Pentre Municipal Buildings.

This is a chance to become part of a passionate and dedicated team that values excellent patient care, professional development, and staff wellbeing. Across our localities—Taff-Ely, Merthyr, Cynon, and Bridgend—you'll find well-established teams led by substantive Consultants, a number of whom have joined in recent years, creating a vibrant and supportive peer network.

We take pride in our friendly, down-to-earth approach, where kindness, collaboration, and continuous learning are central to everything we do. With protected time for education, opportunities in research and leadership, and a strong sense of community, we're here to help you thrive.

You can find out more about our beautiful location in Wales by following this link.

To find out more, view our Psychiatry recruitment pack here.

Welsh and English speakers are welcome to apply.

The post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Interview Date: April 14th 2026.

Main duties of the job

Rhondda benefits from a well-integrated health and social care network, with the Community Mental Health Team playing a key role in delivering holistic, person-centred care. The team—comprising Consultant Psychiatrists, CPNs, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, and Social Workers—works closely with CDAT, LPMHSS, Primary Care, Forensic Services, and Rehabilitation Services. This is an exciting time to join, as the team leads a community redesign to enhance service delivery. We also support continuity of care through 72 adult acute inpatient beds.

As a Consultant Psychiatrist, you will:

• Provide clinical leadership to a multidisciplinary community mental health team, managing complex cases and offering specialist assessments for adults aged 18 and over
• Liaise with senior clinicians, GPs, and partner agencies, contribute to the consultant on-call rota, and fulfil statutory duties under the Mental Health Act and Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010
• Supervise junior doctors and have opportunities to engage in research, education, and leadership development

With strong HEIW support, you can train, examine, and pursue academic pathways.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job responsibilities

We welcome a conversation with anyone who would like to know more about working with CTM so please contact Arif Alam.

Our team is driven by a shared sense of social justice and commitment to addressing health inequalities across all ages. We value compassion, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Whether you're drawn by the community, the challenge, or the chance to grow, this is a role where you'll feel supported, inspired, and proud of the impact you make.

Further details about the role, our service and relocation are available in the attachments.

This post is advertised as Welsh Skills Desirable. Desirable doesn’t mean candidates need to have skills in Welsh; this just means we'll consider it an advantage when short‑listing candidates if you do. We don’t need fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.

Please note this Job Description is Pending Royal College Approval.

Person Specification

Qualifications and eligibility

• Current GMC registration
• MRC Psych or equivalent
• Approved Clinician Approval
• Section 12 (2) approval
• Welsh approved Clinician Approval

Knowledge and Experience

• Comprehensive training and experience in psychiatry
• Higher training experience in psychiatry.
• oExperience of acting as s12(2) doctor or Responsible Clinician

Audit and Research

• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
• Evidence of having undertaken audit relevant to speciality
• Proven capability to initiate and undertake original work.
• Evidence of service wide audit with significant and lasting impact on practice

Management/Teaching

• Evidence of having delivered postgraduate teaching
• Ability to supervise Staff Effectively
• Evidence of having delivered multi disciplinary teaching
• Experience of Appraising Staff
• oEvidence of service development.
• evidence of teaching med students

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.

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