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Join the team at the Forge Centre in Neath Port Talbot as a Consultant Psychiatrist as we develop services and work towards a 24 hr single point of admission service supported by 2 treatment wards and 5 community mental health teams. It's a great opportunity to make your mark and drive positive change, with support from a multidisciplinary management team who are strongly focussed on working with clinical colleagues.
You will have overall clinical responsibility for the management of outpatients, overseeing the Care and Treatment Plans, delegating responsibility and working with the multidisciplinary team.
Accepting this role would see you join this experienced Mental Health inpatient service to provide care for men and women with mental disorders, you will focus on equipping people with the appropriate skills for community living. Additionally, Welsh Government have recently approved funding to develop a 111 telephone triage service which is a first in Wales with the development of crisis care being seen as a national priority. Aligned to this, working with and developing community crisis services will be a key part of the role.
The consultant psychiatrist role is situated in the Forge Centre, which is short commute from Swansea, Cardiff, West Wales, Neath, Port Talbot, Bridgend and surrounding areas.
Main duties of the job
You will need to:
1. Be medically qualified, MRC Psych or equivalent
2. Be innovative and imaginative with the ability to initiate service improvement
3. Have an excellent understanding of current developments in psychiatry and other aspects of mental health
4. Have substantial knowledge of change management, relevant legislation, contemporary issues in mental health, knowledge of and experience in purchaser/provider contractual issues
You will get:
5. Competitive annual salary
6. The equivalent of 34 days annual leave (pro-rata)
7. Career development and training
8. Opportunities to develop your special interests
9. Relocation support
10. On Specialist Register with GMC as a specialist in Adult Psychiatry or eligible for CCT within 6 months
Desirable
11. Further relevant degree/diploma
12. teaching qualification / higher qualification in medical education
Experience
Essential
13. Evidence of working effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
14. Teaching and training of post/undergraduate medical staff
15. Evidence of initiating, progressing and completing audit
Desirable
16. Working as part of the management team
17. Experience of research in mental health
18. Previous experience of working in the NHS / experience of NHS working practices and systems
19. Experience of the requirements of the role of Approved Clinician under the MHA 1983
Skills
Essential
20. Leadership Skills
21. Teaching Skills
Desirable
22. Clinical skills including competence using the MHA 1983 and the MCA 2005
Personal Attributes
Essential
23. Flexible and adaptable to competing demands
24. Driving Licence/ability to travel between sites
25. Ability to take a lead role in clinical development
130-MHSG9732S-Forge-P
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