We are seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate Consultant in Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability to join our Pembrokeshire Community Team for Learning Disabilities and help shape the next phase of service development.
As a service, we are deeply committed to reducing health inequalities for people with learning disabilities. The post holder will provide specialist community psychiatric care to people with intellectual disabilities living in Pembrokeshire, working as part of a highly skilled, supportive and multidisciplinary team.
Key responsibilities
* Providing clinical and professional leadership to staff within the specialty
* Delivering safe, effective and evidence-based clinical care in line with Health Board policies and service plans
* Supporting and developing teaching, training and research activities
* Contributing to the Consultant on-call rota (1 in 14)
* Playing an active role in service development, business planning and strategic growth
* Working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team, supporting and training colleagues across professions
Qualifications
* Core expertise in Intellectual Disability Psychiatry
* Experience in running or contributing to a specialty service
* Strong leadership, team-building and mentoring skills
* A commitment to continuous professional development, including audit and evidence-based practice
* Active participation in CPD, appraisal and revalidation
Educational role
* Teaching and training undergraduate and postgraduate medical trainees
* Acting as Supervisor to Resident and Middle Grade medical staff
* Leading or contributing to regular multidisciplinary clinical audits
The successful candidate for this Consultant post will be eligible to hold an Honorary Academic title at a partner university, subject to a formal application being submitted to the university in accordance with the Honorary Appointments procedures. The award of the Honorary Academic contract will be available on a fixed term basis subject to satisfactory performance in the academic activity undertaken.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
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