Consultant Psychiatrist (Home Treatment & Psychiatric Intensive Care)

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Bangor; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare authority in Bangor is seeking a skilled middle grade doctor to manage patient care in the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit and Home Treatment Team. The role requires clinical leadership in a multidisciplinary environment and offers opportunities for professional development and flexible working arrangements. Candidates should hold MRCPsych and possess strong clinical competencies.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Support for training and career development

Wellness services for staff

Qualifications

• Must be fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise.
• CCT or equivalent required.
• Evidence of training in community psychiatry core skills.

Responsibilities

• Take clinical responsibility for patients in PICU and HTT.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams in assessment and treatment.
• Engage in postgraduate teaching and training.

Skills

Clinical responsibility

Multi-disciplinary team leadership

Postgraduate teaching

Communication skills

Education

MRCPsych or equivalent

12/2 Approval

AC Approval

Job description

Overview

The Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Hergest Unit, Bangor consists of six beds and admits patients according to national guidelines from across North Wales. The ward is fully staffed and includes input from professionals other than nurses, such as Occupational Therapists and Psychologists. The Home Treatment Team (HTT) is based at Hergest Unit and covers Anglesey, North Gwynedd and parts of West Conwy, serving a population of around 150,000. The team holds a caseload of about 15 patients and works closely with local Community Mental Health Teams in accordance with the HTT Operational Policy.

A full-time middle grade doctor is allocated to support the post holder in covering the PICU and HTT.

Main duties of the job

• 3 sessions Direct Clinical Care – PICU: The post holder will take clinical responsibility, including acting as Responsible Clinician for patients admitted to the PICU in Bangor. This is a regional service and may accept admissions from all over North Wales. The post holder will be a reference point for the multidisciplinary teams, ensuring assessment, treatment and review procedures are consistent and of high quality.
• 4 sessions Direct Clinical Care – HTT: The post holder will take clinical responsibility, including acting as Responsible Clinician for patients accepted by the HTT in Bangor. The post holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team to ensure that assessment, treatment and review procedures are consistent and of high quality.

Working for our organisation

We are delighted that you are interested in joining the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Division. When you join, you can balance work and life with flexible working opportunities, hybrid and agile vacancies, and opportunities for training and career development.

• Wellness, Work and Us – a human service providing support and intervention to staff at times of need. The quality of our interactions is grounded in wellbeing.
• Services ranging from drop-in sessions, counselling, coaching and an onsite gym.
• Managerial and Clinical supervisions – opportunities for feedback, development, and wellbeing.
• Flexible working to suit you and your family (full time, annualised hours, part time, term time, remote and hybrid).
• Support to progress your career and opportunities to be recognised for great work through staff achievement awards.
• Continued professional development through in-house training and external academic courses within local colleges and universities.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

You will find the full Job Description and Personal Specification in the supporting documents or by clicking ‘Apply Now’ to view in Trac.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• 12/2 Approval
• AC Approval (or eligible for approval)
• MRCPsych or equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Desirable criteria

• Postgraduate Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
• Welsh AC Approval

Eligibility

Essential Criteria

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
• CCT or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)
• Approved under S12 or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Approved Clinician status or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment

Desirable criteria

• In good standing with GMC with respect to warnings/conditions on practice
• Welsh AC Approval

Clinical Skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence of training in the core and specialist competencies for community psychiatry
• General medical skills
• Experience in leading a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable criteria

• Experience in leading a multi-disciplinary team

Teaching and Training

Essential Criteria

• Evidence of having delivered postgraduate teaching
• Evidence of having delivered multidisciplinary teaching

Desirable criteria

• Experience of teaching medical students

Research/Audit

Essential Criteria

• Proven capability to initiate and undertake original work
• Evidence of having undertaken a relevant audit project

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of research in community mental health care

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Consulting, Information Technology, and Sales

Industries

• Hospitals and Health Care

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