Job summary
Employer heading
Consultant in Community General Adult Psychiatry
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
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Job overview
Consultant in Community General Adult Psychiatry
100-MED-MHLD-194
Ammanford
To provide, with consultant colleagues (as appropriate) a service in Adult General Community Psychiatry and supporting the development of sub-speciality interest to the hospitals and community so designated with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.
Main duties of the job
Clinical
路 To share the responsibility for the care of adult community mental health patients at secondary care level throughout Ammanford and Towy Valley CMHT area.
路 To support the development and delivery of the community mental health service in the community
路 To provide Consultant Psychiatrist and Responsible Clinician input to inpatients from the Ammanford and Towy Valley CMHT locality
路 To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements within the parameters of the Division鈥檚 and Health Board鈥檚 agreed objectives.
路 To develop and deliver a comprehensive service in Adult Community Mental Health Care.
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:听
路 Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;听
路 Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;听
路 48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;听
路 Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;听
路 Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
Detailed job description and main 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 candidate鈥檚 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听for this vacancy.
Please find below links to some useful information:
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
- On Specialist Register with GMC or CCT due within 6 months of interview date
- Or CESR or equivalent European Qualifications for Specialist Registration
- MRCPsych or FRCPsych or other
- Valid Certified Advanced Life Support Skills
- Approved Clinician Status
- Section 12 approved
Desirable criteria
- Appropriate Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD or MSc or equivalent
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Broad based experience in General Adult Psychiatry
- Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
- Knowledge and participation in CPD
Desirable criteria
- 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 criteria
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of risk management
Research
Essential criteria
- Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence so as to improve clinical outcomes
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
- Research Degree
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors
Desirable criteria
- Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
- 鈥淭raining the Trainers鈥 experience
Management
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of management training
Applicant requirements
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
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Warren Lloyd
- Job title
- Associate Medical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Dr Rhys Bevan - Clinical Lead
01437 772850
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