Job summary
We are driven to support people with learning disability access a high standard of care for their presenting difficulties. The service has already implemented Dementia, Epilepsy, and PMLD pathways. Our Mental Health Pathway is currently in development.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide specialist community psychiatric care to people with intellectual disabilities who reside within the county of Pembrokeshire. Pembrokeshire Community Team for Learning Disabilities
Responsibilities
* To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the speciality.
* To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate.
* To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board's procedures and operating policies.
* To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Health Board's service plans.
* To contribute to the Consultant on-call rota (1 in 14 rota).
* To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty or the Health Board.
* Core clinical expertise in the field of Intellectual Disability Psychiatry.
* Experience and knowledge of running a specialty service.
* Leadership and team building skills as well as working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
* Supporting and training multi-disciplinary teams.
* Participating in CPD including Audit.
* You are expected to maintain your professional development for Revalidation.
* A Teaching and Training role for medical undergraduates and postgraduates.
* Supervisor role to Resident and Middle Grade Medical Staff.
* To undertake regular multi-disciplinary clinical audit and provide evidence based medicine.
Qualifications
Essential:
* Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
* On specialist register or SpR due to obtain relevant CCT within 6 months of interview
* Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
* Valid certified advanced life support skills
Desirable:
* Appropriate higher degree, MD, PhD or MSc or equivalent
Clinical Experience
Essential:
* Broad based experience in psychiatry across the range of sub-specialities.
* Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
* Knowledge and participation in CPD
* Competence in eg management of acute psychiatric presentations
* Expertise in the treatment of mental disorders in people with learning disabilities
Desirable:
* Experience of NHS
* Wider experience, research and training in providing sub specialty service
* Evidence of above average performance
* Additional clinical qualification(s)
Clinical Governance
Essential:
* Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
Desirable:
* Knowledge of risk management
Research
Essential:
* Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence so as to improve clinical outcomes
Desirable:
* Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
* Research degree
Teaching
Essential:
* Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors
Desirable:
* Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
* Training the Trainers experience
Management
Essential:
* Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
Desirable:
* Evidence of management training
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Llanion House
Llanion Park
Pembroke Dock
SA72 6DY
Employer's website: https://hduhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)
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