Consultant in Adult Psychiatry - Vale LMHT
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Adult Psychiatry with responsibility for the Eastern Vale. The successful candidate will act as Consultant Psychiatrist within the established Vale Locality Mental Health Team (formerly three separately housed community mental health teams) with two full-time Consultant colleagues for the Central Vale and Western Vale.
Although this post is full‑time, consideration will be given to applicants who require flexible working arrangements. Applicants should either be on the Specialist Register or be a Specialist Registrar within six months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT / CESR(CP) at the time of interview.
You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales. There is an enhanced starting salary for this post of £135,596 per annum, rising to a maximum of £160,951 per annum.
Applicants must ensure they provide names and contact details of referees covering at least the last three years of their employment/training history in full. In addition, applicants who are currently or have most recently been employed as a substantive Consultant or as a Locum Consultant in post for more than 12 months must also provide the name of their Medical Director as an additional referee.
The post holder will act as Responsible Clinician to clients cared for by the neighbourhood services who are in‑patients or in the community under the Mental Health Act 1983 and in accordance with the Wales Mental Health Measure.
The post holder will manage both community and in‑patients but they are supported by a Consultant colleague in the Crisis Service who manages the early part of acute admissions (up to 14 days).
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services. Academic interests will be encouraged; research and teaching in collaboration with Cardiff University’s School of Medicine will be expected.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together” and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
For further details / informal visits contact: Dr Pamela Yerassimou, Clinical Director, Email: Pamela.Yerassimou@wales.nhs.uk. Medical Workforce Lead: Dr Emma Morgan, Email: Emma.Morgan@wales.nhs.uk.
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