Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist

3 weeks ago

Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Full time

Job Details

An exciting opportunity has risen to join the fantastic Liaison Psychiatry Medical Team.

This is a New Consultant post based in Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board for Liaison Services and you will be joining Colleagues in a very dynamic andforward looking Directorate, with supportive colleagues and a culture where development and progression is embedded. The Post holder will be managerially responsible to Dr Arif Alam, Interim Clinical Group Service Director. The Post holder will be required to liaise with Clinicians as and when necessary. Further the Post holder will be expected work at other UHB Sites if required.

The superb team work in a close working nature with other colleagues and this makes the Cwm Taf Morgannwg mental Health Liaison team stand out- A team that anyone would be proud to work with

English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply

Interview Date: 24th April 2024

Main duties of the job

Implementation of the Mental Health Act and associated duties. Liaison and collaboration with colleagues from the Directorate and beyond - including other organisations, Local Authorities and the third sector. Supervision of team members as appropriate, taking a full part in referral handling and team meetings. Taking on much of the clinical leadership of the team, working closely with other senior professionals including Mental Health Liaison Practitioners. The management of complex cases, providing leadership and specialist advice to colleagues across the team. Triaging new referrals and sign posting to most appropriate person to undertake initial assessment. Assessment, diagnosis and formulation of management plans for patients

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

We listen, learn and improve We treat everyone with respect We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job description
Job responsibilities

To provide clinical expertise and leadership to a defined multidisciplinary Liaison Mental health team. To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Health Boards personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework. To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.

Full Details are in the attached Job Description and Person specification

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

Full GMC Registration M.R.C.Psych. or equivalent S.12(2) approval Approved Clinician approval. On Specialist Register for Psychiatry or be within six months of the anticipated CCT/CESR date if progress has been satisfactory and it is anticipated that the outcome of the final ARCP will recommend that training will be completed by the time the recommended CCT/CESR date is reached

Desirable

Additional relevant postgraduate qualification. Welsh Approved Clinician approval.

Skills
Essential

Competence in current assessment and treatment Competence in risk assessment and management Understanding of relevant clinical, legal and policy issues.

Desirable

Computing skills.

Teaching
Essential

Evidence of having delivered postgraduate teaching Evidence of having delivered multi-disciplinary teaching.

Desirable

Experience of teaching medical students

Experience
Essential

Comprehensive training and experience in psychiatry. Higher training experience in psychiatry

Desirable

Experience of acting as Responsible Clinician

Audit and research
Essential

Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance. Proven capability to initiate and undertake original work. Evidence of having undertaken audit relevant to speciality.

Desirable

Evidence of original and relevant research in speciality Evidence of service wide audit with significant and lasting impact on practice

110-MD064-1223-A

Company

Welcome

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) provides primary, community, hospital and mental health services to the 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf. Providing great health care to our community is our number one priority.

CTMUHB is one of the largest Health Boards in Wales, with three district general hospital sites, and was formed in 2019. We are ideally situated between Wales’ capital city Cardiff to the south, the coastal town of Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons National Park to the north where you can explore the breath-taking beauty of the mountains, waterfalls and woodlands. We operate within a vibrant community, rich with history and heritage. You can also explore other parts of Wales. Our central location makes us the perfect starting point and we’re within easy reach of vibrant cities including Swansea and Bristol, as well as Cardiff.

You don’t have to speak Welsh to work in our organisation but we will give you the opportunity to learn. We take staff development seriously and encourage everyone to flourish and progress during their time with us.

For those of you with a young family childcare is available on all three acute hospital sites. There are excellent schools and affordable housing both within and just outside the Health Board.

Whether its paddle boarding, caving, outdoor swimming or singing in a male voice choir- Cwm Taf Morgannwg will provide a fantastic work-life balance for everyone.

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