Locum Consultant in Psychiatry for Adults with LD

Hywel Dda University Health Board; Pembroke Dock; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established health board is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to provide specialized care for individuals with learning disabilities. In this pivotal role, you will lead a dedicated team, contribute to teaching and research, and enhance the quality of care for patients in Pembrokeshire. The position offers an opportunity to shape clinical practice while participating in a supportive environment focused on health equity. Join a passionate team committed to making a difference in mental health services, where your expertise will be valued and your contributions impactful.

Qualifications

• Broad-based experience in psychiatry across various sub-specialities.
• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding its role.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist community psychiatric care to people with intellectual disabilities.
• Lead and develop teaching and research activities.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Expertise in Psychiatry

Teaching and Training

Research Skills

Management of Acute Psychiatric Presentations

Education

Full GMC Registration

Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Advanced Life Support Skills

Higher Degree (MD, PhD, MSc)

Job description

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 Junior 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 description
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.

For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy.

Please find below links to some useful information:
https://youtu.be/RUMDpjtu1sY https://youtu.be/Xb5ksZWmXm8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgt03XPT6RQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLioZyqIpwk& t=33s

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
• Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Valid Certified Advanced Life Support Skills

Desirable

• Appropriate Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD or MSc or equivalent
• On Specialist Register with GMC or CCT due
• CESR or equivalent European Qualifications for Specialist Registration

Clinical Experience
Essential

• 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

Desirable

• Experience of NHS
• Wider experience, research and training in providing sub specialty service
• Evidence of above average performance
• Additional clinical qualification(s)

Clinical Governance
Essential

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

Desirable

• Knowledge of risk management

Research
Essential

• Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence so as to improve clinical outcomes

Desirable

• Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
• Research degree

Teaching
Essential

• Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors

Desirable

• Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
• Training the Trainers experience

Management
Essential

• Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS

Desirable

• Evidence of management training

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100-MED-MHLD-167-L14