Consultant Psychiatrist in Acute Care (Aneurin Ward)
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Job Overview
The Acute Care Service is fully developed and includes Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), one male and one female inpatient ward and a Home Treatment Teams (HTT) for Gwynedd and Anglesey. The post will cover the Hergest Male Inpatient ward, providing a substantive consultant led acute care service for the two counties.
Main duties
* Direct clinical responsibility (RC) for all female inpatients (except functional OPMH patients) during their admission on the 17-bedded Aneurin Ward, Hergest Unit.
* Clinical management for all female inpatients on Aneurin Ward at Hergest Unit, including covering the Mental Health Act related roles as Responsible Clinician for the duration of their inpatient stay.
* Attend the daily Acute Care Meeting to discuss matters of patient flow, delayed discharges and potential discharges. The meeting is held every morning and lasts 15-30 minutes.
* Management of complex cases in collaboration with HTT and community CMHTs.
* Clinical leadership within the Acute Care setting.
* Develop care plan and treatment formulation, guidance on evidence based treatment and effectiveness.
Working for our organisation
We are delighted that you are interested in joining the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Division. Joining this division offers flexibility – hybrid and agile vacancies, extensive training and career development opportunities, and a supportive work‑life balance.
Benefits
* Wellness, Work and Us – human service support and intervention to staff during times of need founded on wellbeing.
* Drop‑in sessions, counselling, coaching and an onsite gym.
* Formal supervision – regular opportunities for staff to gain feedback from managers, discuss development and focus on overall wellbeing.
* Flexible working – full time, annualised hours, part time, term time, remote and hybrid.
* Support to progress your career, staff achievement awards and recognition.
* Professional development – in‑house training and external academic courses within local colleges and universities.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Full job description and personal specification are attached in supporting documents (view in Trac). To apply, click ‘Apply Now’.
Person Specification
Essential criteria
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Desirable criteria
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
* Welsh AC Approval.
Eligibility
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
* Included on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of completing CCT.
* CCT or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC).
* Approved Clinician status or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
* Approved under S12 or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
Desirable criteria
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
* Evidence of training in the core and specialist competencies for community psychiatry.
Desirable criteria
* Experience in leading a multi‑disciplinary team.
* Experience of community psychiatric practice.
Teaching and Training
Essential Criteria
* Evidence of having delivered postgraduate teaching.
* Evidence of having delivered multidisciplinary teaching.
Desirable criteria
* Experience of teaching medical students.
Research/Audit
Essential Criteria
* Proven capability to initiate and undertake original work.
* Evidence of having undertaken a relevant audit project.
Desirable criteria
* Evidence of research in community mental health care.
Motivation
Essential Criteria
* Evidence of commitment and enthusiasm to provide specialist adult mental health services.
Welsh Language Requirements
* The ability to communicate in Welsh.
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