Consultant in Psychiatry for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
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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.
As a service, we are committed to addressing health inequalities for people with learning disabilities and have developed a Primary Care Liaison service in addition to the general hospital LD Liaison team. These teams are also passionate educators working closely with Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire People First in delivering sessions to groups including GP Trainees and Undergraduate medical students. These Teams are being further strengthened to create additional capacity and align to the wider Directorate support for Liaison and strengthen our earlier intervention and prevention model.
Main Duties
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.
* 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.
About Us
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in‑hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Services Are Provided In
* Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest.
* Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire.
* Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings.
* 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers.
* Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services.
Details
Date posted: 03 December 2025
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £110,240 to £160,951 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 100-MED-MHLD-167-X
Job locations: Llanion House, Llanion Park, Pembroke Dock, SA72 6DY
Job Responsibilities
The successful candidate for this Consultant post will be eligible to hold an Honorary Academic title at a partner university on the understanding that they will participate in undergraduate teaching, including acting as an examiner, and support and facilitate research activities in an appropriate university faculty and school. They will take direction in these activities via the appropriate academic lead. The agreement to define the Honorary Academic responsibilities and associated programmed activities in relation to teaching time and research will be negotiated jointly between the post holder, the university and the Health Board. It will form part of the successful candidate’s job plan. The award of the Honorary Academic contract will be dependent upon a formal application being submitted to the university in accordance with the Honorary Appointments procedures and will be available on a fixed term basis subject to satisfactory performance in the academic activity undertaken.
For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy.
Useful links:
* https://youtu.be/RUMDpjtu1sY
* https://youtu.be/Xb5ksZWmXm8
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgt03XPT6RQ
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLioZyqIpwk&t=33s
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
* 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 Qualifications
* Appropriate higher degree, MD, PhD or MSc or equivalent
Essential Clinical Experience
* Broad based experience in psychiatry across the range of sub‑specialities.
* Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent).
* Knowledge of 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 Clinical Experience
* Experience of NHS.
* Wider experience, research and training in providing sub specialty service.
* Evidence of above average performance.
* Additional clinical qualification(s).
Essential Clinical Governance
* Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice.
Desirable Clinical Governance
* Knowledge of risk management.
Essential Research
* Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence so as to improve clinical outcomes.
Desirable Research
* Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication.
* Research degree.
Essential Teaching
* Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors.
Desirable Teaching
* Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education.
* Training the Trainers experience.
Essential Management
* Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS.
Desirable Management
* 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 the UK Visas and Immigration website.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer Details
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Address: Llanion House, Llanion Park, Pembroke Dock, SA72 6DY
Website: https://hduhb.nhs.wales/
Seniority Level
Director
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Function
Consulting, Information Technology, and Sales
Industries: Mental Health Care
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