Speciality Doctor Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CITT)

Transformation Unit; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 64,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is seeking a Specialty Doctor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry to support the Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Care Group for under 18s in Cardiff and Vale. This 0.5 WTE, 5-session post aims to develop services in line with the Mental Health strategy.

You will deliver specialist psychiatric assessments, formulate care plans, and work within a MDT to support families and service users with complex needs, under supervision of a Consultant Child

Qualifications

• MBBS or recognised equivalent; eligible for GMC registration.
• Four years of postgraduate training with UK psychiatry experience.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and manage risk.
• Commitment to service development and care for under-18s.

Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive psychiatric assessment and formulate management plans.
• Provide pharmacological treatment for a range of severe mental health disorders.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary team working, supervision and teaching.
• Support care coordination, family care planning and collaboration with education and social care.
• No out-of-hours duties.

Skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Clinical decision making

Risk management

UK psychiatry experience

Education

MBBS or equivalent

GMC registration eligible

Job description

Main area CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor Contract Fixed term: 2 years (5 sessions) Hours Part time - 5 sessions per week (Wednesday am, Thursday, Friday) Job ref 001-MP157.26

Employer Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Employer type NHS Site St David's Hospital, St David’s Children’s Centre, EWMH Clinic Town Cardiff Salary £64,292 - £102,689 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 04/11/2026 23:59

Speciality Doctor Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CITT)

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor

Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together

Job overview

Applications are invited for a Specialty Doctor post to support the delivery of care within the Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Care Group for under 18s in Cardiff and Vale.

The Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Care Group is driving forward the transformational agenda for CAMH services in Wales with the development of existing services in line with the new Mental Health strategy and stepped care model.

Our new colleague will be an enthusiastic and committed psychiatrist with an interest in service development and with a strong desire to help service users and families.

Working alongside the teams, you will provide specialist psychiatric assessment and management to contribute to formulation and diagnosis, and the delivery of care.

As a psychiatrist, you will have experience and knowledge in carrying a service user caseload, including assessing service users with complex needs, and supporting families with care planning.

Care co-ordination, consultation, supervision and supporting other members of the multi-disciplinary team will be key aspects of the role, as well as partnership working with health, education and social care. The post holder will be supported in this role by Consultant Child Psychiatrist and with appropriate areas of skill that require development and further training.

This is a 0.5 WTE – 5 session fixed term, 2 year post within the Community Intensive Therapies Team

Main duties of the job

The Post Holder will work in the CIT Team of the Crisis pathway providing Part 2 work under the Mental Health Measure (Wales 2010)

The Main responsibilities of the post:

• Undertake comprehensive Psychiatric assessment and and formulate mangeemnt plans
• Provide pharmacological treatment for range of severe and endring mental health disorder
• Contribute multidiciplinary team working
• Support teaching to medical students and other staff
• Maintain CPD
• Participate in regular supervision
• No out of hours duties

Working for our organisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.

Person specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or recognised equivalent Eligible for full GMC registration with a licence to practise Section 12 MHA or support to gain this

Experience

• Four years’ full-time postgraduate training (or part-time equivalent), at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as fixed-term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty, OR equivalent experience / competencies. At least part of psychiatry experience to be in the UK
• Assessment of emergencies

Skills

• Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working Effective and demonstrable communication skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues Up to date with current medical practices Ability to take appropriate clinical decisions when necessary Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance Values aligned to those of the Health Board At least part of the specialty training programme or relevant experience should be in the UK
• Audit Teaching Computing skills Research interests relevant to the specialty

Personal Qualities

• Motivated and efficient Able to relate to patients, staff and medical colleagues Flexible, caring and hard working Evidence of ability to work both in a team and alon

Other Requirments

• Satisfactory immigration / right to work status Satisfactory Occupational Health clearance Satisfactory Disclosure (DBS) check or equivalent

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are not necessary