Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Mental Health Services - Inpatient

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Hengoed; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist has arisen within the Ty Cyfannol Ward of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. This role includes working within a multi-disciplinary team, providing quality care to adults aged 18-65 in the Caerphilly area. Key initiatives focus on enhancing mental health services and collaboration with community resources for better patient outcomes.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Paid mandatory training

Professional career pathways

Support for continued education

Occupational health support

Qualifications

• GMC registration required.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience in adult mental health services.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with other Consultant Psychiatrists and the Crisis Resolution Team.
• Forge working links with Social Services and third sector organizations.
• Develop alternatives to admissions in Acute Mental Health services.

Skills

Mental Health

Clinical Governance

Patient Care

Team Collaboration

Education

Full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC

Job description

An exciting opportunity has become available for Consultant Psychiatrist post within Ty Cyfannol Ward, based within the Caerphilly Borough of Gwent, covering 10-sessions.

Ty Cyfannol is an Adult mental health, 23-bedded mixed gender ward serving the population of adults between the ages of 18 - 65 residing in the Borough of Caerphilly. The post holder will be based within Ty Cyfannol, Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr and will be supported by a wider multi-disciplinary team consisting of Nurses, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Health Care Support Workers, Medical Secretary, Specialty Doctor, Junior Doctor and Physician Associate

Main duties of the job

The post holder will join a forward thinking, compassionate and proactive inpatient service and will work closely with the two Consultant Psychiatrists working within the North and South Caerphilly Community Mental Health Teams. The Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team for West Gwent is co-located next to the ward.

The following list indicates the initiatives currently high on the strategic agenda for the service:- Forging closer working links with Social Service colleagues and third sector- Developing alternatives to admissions within Acute Mental Health services and the well-established Crisis Resolution/Home Treatment Services- The Primary Care Mental Health Service and the single point of entry to secondary services (Mental Health 111 service), in line with the Welsh Mental Health Measure- Maintaining the high standard of person-centred care identified by Health Inspectorate Wales (HIW)

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy which opened in October 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the job description, responsibilities and person specification please review the job description attached.

The JD Is awaiting approval from The Royal College of psychiatry.

This position involves Regulated Activity with adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:

• Enhanced check with barred list information, including

- an adults barred list check

Applicants must hold or be eligible to hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• As per person specification

Desirable

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Clinical Governance

Essential

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Clinical Experience

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Desirable

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Research

Essential

• As per person specification

Desirable

• As per person specification

Teaching

Essential

• As per person specification

Desirable

• As per person specification

Management

Essential

• As per person specification

Desirable

• As per person specification

Other requirements

Essential

• As per person specification

Desirable

• As per person specification

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