We expect everyone that works for the Health Board, regardless of their role, to share and uphold our values in all that they do:
1. Caring for each other - in every human contact in all of our communities and each of our hospitals.
2. Working together- as patients, families, carers, staff and communities so that we always put patients first
3. Always improving - so that we are at our best for every patient and for each other.
Job overview
We are seeking a committed Specialty Doctor to join our multi-disciplinary team at Gwelfor Locked Rehabilitation Unit and Stepdown Houses, Cefn Coed Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to provide high-quality psychiatric care for adults with complex mental health needs, often detained under the Mental Health Act. This is a permanent position.
Working under the supervision of a Consultant Psychiatrist, you will contribute to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness, and develop Care and Treatment Plans in line with the Mental Health (Wales) Measure. You will participate in ward rounds, risk assessments, and clinical governance activities, ensuring patient safety and recovery-focused care.
The post offers opportunities for involvement in teaching, audit, and service development within a supportive University Health Board environment. We value innovation, teamwork, and continuous professional development, and encourage participation in our academic programme.
You will Join a dynamic multi‑disciplinary team in a secure, closed environment caring for adults with complex mental health needs, often detained under the Mental Health Act. You’ll assess, diagnose, and treat inpatients, contributing to individualised recovery pathways aimed at community reintegration.
Main duties of the job
Provide high-quality psychiatric care through assessments, medication management, MDT ward rounds, and risk formulation. Develop and implement tailored care and discharge plans. Collaborate with OT, nursing, psychology, social work, and external agencies.
Contribute to clinical governance, audits, teaching, and service improvement initiatives.
Successful candidate will need to be fully registered with GMC, with substantial psychiatric experience. MRCPsych or equivalent OR SAS qualification. Experience in mental health rehabilitation and risk management.
Confidence working in a locked rehab setting. The Specialty Doctor will provide high-quality psychiatric care for adults with severe and enduring mental illness within Gwelfor Locked Rehabilitation Unit and Stepdown Houses at Cefn Coed Hospital. Working under Consultant supervision, you will undertake assessments,
diagnosis, and treatment, develop Care and Treatment Plans under the Mental Health (Wales) Measure, and participate in MDT ward rounds, risk assessments, and discharge planning. Responsibilities include physical health monitoring, medication management, clinical governance, audit, and teaching. You will adhere to GMC Good Medical Practice, Caldicott principles, and legal frameworks including the Mental Health Act. Opportunities for CPD, research, and service development are available.
Working for our organisation
Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.
Mental Health and learning Disabilities services are provided both in hospital settings (Cefn Coed Hospital, Swansea Caswell clinic and Taith Newydd at Glanrhyd Bridgend) and other community settings.
We also have community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals.
The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of Southwest Wales.
Swansea is Wales' second largest city and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
4. Full GMC Registration with a license to practice
5. Primary MBBS or equivalent
6. Certification or instructor status in ATLS
7. shall have completed at least four years’ full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.
Desirable criteria
8. Further relevant degree/diploma/teaching qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
9. Basic training in Rehabilitation and Recovery (Mental Health Services) including attained initial competencies
10. Basic training in ICM and attained initial competencies
11. Evidence of working effectively as a part of a multidisciplinary team
12. Teaching and training of post/undergraduate medical staff
13. Evidence of participation in, progressing and completing audit
Desirable criteria
14. Experience of research
15. Previous experience of working in the NHS/experience of NHS working practices and systems.
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
16. Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are not necessary