Specialty Doctor MHSOP

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 6 session Specialty Doctor to join our SE Cardiff Community Team.

The post-holder will be based in the Llanfair Unit, UHL, and will work predominantly in the community setting, including hospital-based outpatient clinics.

The work will consist of assessments of emergency and routine psychiatric patients, together with ongoing care under the supervision of the Consultant. Duties will involve a spectrum of activities including history taking, assessment of mental states, electronic record keeping, preparation of discharge summaries and written communication with GPs following outpatient clinics and domiciliary visits.

A significant amount of work is likely to be involved with patients who are or need to be detained under the Mental Health Act.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will need to be able to work closely with and on behalf of the Consultant Old Age Psychiatrists for the SE Team, within the Mental Health Services for Older People Directorate of the Mental Health Clinical Board.

The post-holder will mostly work in the community setting, although inpatient cover will be required at times. The work will consist of assessments of emergency and routine psychiatric patients, together with ongoing care under the supervision of the Consultant. Duties will involve a spectrum of activities including history taking, assessment of mental states, electronic record keeping, preparation of discharge summaries and written communication with GPs following outpatient clinics and domiciliary visits.

The post-holder will work closely with a number of professionals in the team including CPNs, Dementia Care Advisor, Dietitian, SLT, OT, Physiotherapist, Psychologist and Family Support Workers. The post-holder will regularly participate and contribute to weekly multi-disciplinary team meetings.

About us

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 focused 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.

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will work mostly in the community setting, although inpatient cover may be required at times. The work will consist of assessments of emergency and routine psychiatric patients, together with ongoing care under the supervision of the Consultant. Duties will involve a spectrum of activities including history taking, assessment of mental states, electronic record keeping, preparation of discharge summaries and written communication with GPs following outpatient clinics and domiciliary visits.

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice
• MB BS or recognised equivalent
• Experience in working in mental health services in UK.
• Section 12 (2) recognition under MHA 1983 or qualification to become Section 12 approved

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*
• Experience of working in mental health services in UK.

Skills, Knowledge, and Ability

• Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
• Ability to take independent clinical decisions when necessary and to seek advice from senior doctors as appropriate
• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
• Audit
• Research interests in areas of special expertise

Personal Qualities

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
• Ability to work both in a team and alone
• Motivated and efficient
• Commitment to working as part of a multidisciplinary team

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.