Job Overview
The Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Hergest Unit, Bangor consists of six beds and admits patients according to national guidelines from across North Wales. The ward is fully staffed and input is given by Occupational Therapists and Psychologists. The Home Treatment Team (HTT) is also based at Hergest Unit and covers Anglesey, North Gwynedd and parts of West Conwy with a caseload of around 15 patients. A full‑time middle grade doctor supports the PICU and HTT.
Main duties
Direct Clinical Care – PICU
Clinical responsibility, including acting as Responsible Clinician for patients admitted to the PICU. The post holder will be a reference point for multidisciplinary teams ensuring assessment, treatment and review procedures are consistent and of high quality.
Direct Clinical Care – HTT
Clinical responsibility, including acting as Responsible Clinician for patients accepted by the HTT. The post holder works as part of the multidisciplinary team ensuring high quality assessment, treatment and review.
Working for our organisation
Flexible working opportunities, hybrid and agile vacancies, and abundant training and career development. Benefits include wellness programmes, drop‑in sessions, counselling, coaching, an onsite gym, managerial and clinical supervision, flexible working arrangements (full time, part time, remote, hybrid), career progression support, staff achievement awards, and continued professional development through in‑house training and external academic courses.
Person specification
Essential criteria
* 12/2 Approval
* AC Approval (or eligible for approval)
* MRCPsych or equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Desirable criteria
* Postgraduate qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* Welsh AC Approval.
Eligibility
Essential Criteria
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
* CCT or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC).
* Approved under S12 or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
* Approved Clinician status or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
Desirable criteria
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
* Welsh AC Approval.
Clinical Skills – Essential criteria
* Evidence of training in core and specialist competencies for community psychiatry.
* General medical skills.
* Experience in leading a multidisciplinary team.
Teaching and Training – Essential Criteria
* Evidence of having delivered postgraduate teaching.
* Evidence of having delivered multidisciplinary teaching.
Research/Audit – Essential Criteria
* Proven capability to initiate and undertake original work.
* Evidence of having undertaken a relevant audit project.
Desirable research criteria
* Evidence of research in community mental health care.
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