Consultant Psychiatrist in Acute Care (Cynan Ward)
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. Acute services are clinically led by one Responsible Clinician (RC) for each acute inpatient ward and one RC covering PICU and HTT. This post will cover the Hergest Male Inpatient ward, providing a substantive consultant‑led acute care service for the two counties.
Main duties of the job
* Direct clinical responsibility (RC) for all male inpatients (except functional OPMH patients) during their admission on the 17‑beded Cynan Ward, Hergest Unit.
* Clinical management for all male inpatients on Cynan Ward, including covering Mental Health Act related roles as Responsible Clinician for the duration of their inpatient stay.
* Attend the daily Acute Care Meeting to discuss patient flow, delayed discharges and potential discharges. Meetings are held every morning and last 15‑30 minutes.
* Management of complex cases in collaboration with HTT and community CMHTs.
* Clinical leadership within the Acute Care setting.
* Develop care plans and treatment formulations, providing guidance on evidence‑based treatment and effectiveness.
Working for our organisation
When you join the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Division, you can balance work and life with flexible working opportunities, hybrid and agile vacancies, and an abundance of training and career development opportunities.
Benefits
* Wellness, Work and Us – a human service providing support and intervention to staff at times of need.
* Drop‑in sessions, counselling, coaching and an onsite gym.
* Managerial and clinical supervisions – regular opportunities for staff to gain feedback from managers, discuss development opportunities and focus on overall wellbeing.
* Flexible working to suit you and your family: full time, annualised hours, part time, term time, remote and hybrid working.
* Support to progress your career in a place that allows you to reach your goals inside work and out.
* A chance to be recognised for great work through staff achievement awards.
* Continued professional development opportunities through in‑house training and external academic courses within local colleges and universities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
Desirable criteria
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* MRCPsych or equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
* Welsh AC Approval.
Eligibility
Essential Criteria
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
* Included on 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 warnings and conditions on practice.
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
* Evidence of training in core and specialist competencies for community psychiatry.
Desirable criteria
* Experience in leading a multi‑disciplinary team.
* Experience of community psychiatric practice.
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