Job overview
The Job Description is pending approval from The royal College of Psychiatry.
The post advertised has become available as a replacement into an existing Consultant complement. This is a 10-session post providing senior medical input into community care and inpatient services for a defined population in Blaenau Gwent.
The post holder will join a forward thinking, compassionate and proactive Community Mental Health Team and inpatient service who have recently received a very positive outcome following a visit from Health Inspectorate Wales (HIW).
The role will also provide an acute service into the inpatient unit and the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) serving the area. These are strong links between the members of the multi-disciplinary/multi-agency team, GPs and voluntary agencies.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will take lead in providing a service to adults of working age within the North Blaenau Gwent borough catchment area. The post holder will conduct outpatient clinics at Cwm Coch based in the district general hospital, Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan and within the community/home visits including CTP reviews and 117 review meetings.
They will also run a weekly ward round and undertake other required reviews for the inpatients who are admitted under their care for Carn y Cefn ward. As an integrated team member, they will foster close working relationships with other members of the community team and with partner organisations.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy which opened in October 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full job description details, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Alternatively, you can contact Dr Hayder Al-Hassani, Joint Clinical Director and/or Dr Gemma O'Brien, Joint Clinical Director for further information
This position involves Regulated Activity with children and adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:
Enhanced check with barred list information, including
- an adults and children's barred list check
Applicants must hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC.
Candidates for Consultant posts must also be on the GMC Specialist Register (including via CESR/European Community Rights) or will have a CCT/CESR(CP) date within 6 months of interview.
Person specification
Qualifications
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Clinical Governance
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Clinical Experience
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Research
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Teaching
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Management
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Other requirements
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To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Hayder Al-Hassani Job title Joint Clinical Director Email address hayder.al-hassani@wales.nhs.uk Telephone number 01633 431842 Additional information
Dr Gemma O'Brien, Joint Clinical Director - 01633 431858
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