Overview
The Acute Care Service is fully developed and includes Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), one male and one female inpatient ward and a Home Treatment Team (HTT) for Gwynedd and Anglesey. Acute services are clinically led by Responsible Clinician (RC) for each of the acute inpatient wards and for PICU/HTT. This substantive consultant-led role covers the Hergest Male Inpatient ward (Cynan Ward), providing a consultant-led acute care service for the two counties.
Responsibilities
* Direct clinical responsibility (RC) for all male inpatients on Cynan Ward (17-bedded) during admission, excluding functional OPMH patients.
* Clinical management of all male inpatients on Cynan Ward at Hergest Unit, including covering Mental Health Act roles as RC during inpatient stay.
* Attend the daily Acute Care Meeting to discuss patient flow, delayed discharges and discharges; typically 15–30 minutes each morning.
* Manage complex cases in collaboration with HTT and community CMHTs.
* Provide clinical leadership within the Acute Care setting.
* Develop care plans and treatment formulations with guidance on evidence-based treatment and effectiveness.
Working for our organisation
We are delighted you are interested in joining the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Division. We offer flexible working opportunities (hybrid and agile vacancies), training and career development opportunities, and a focus on work-life balance.
* Wellbeing and support for staff, including drop-in sessions, counselling, coaching and an onsite gym.
* Managerial and Clinical supervision – regular feedback, development opportunities and wellbeing focus.
* Flexible working arrangements (full-time, part-time, annualised hours, remote and hybrid) to support work-life balance.
* Support to progress your career and opportunities to be recognised for great work through staff achievement awards.
* Continued professional development through in-house training and external academic courses.
Detailed Job Description and Personal Specification
A full Job Description and Personal Specification is attached within the supporting documents or viewable by clicking “Apply Now” in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Desirable criteria
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
* Welsh AC Approval.
Eligibility
Essential Criteria
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
* Included on GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of completing CCT.
* CCT or equivalent (equivalence confirmed by GMC by date of AAC).
* Approved Clinician status or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
* Approved under S12 or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
Desirable criteria
* In good standing with GMC with respect to any warnings or conditions on practice.
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
* Evidence of training in the core and specialist competencies for community psychiatry.
Desirable criteria
* Experience in leading a multi-disciplinary team.
* Experience of community psychiatric practice.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
Industries
* Hospitals and Health Care
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