Specialist Grade Older Adults Mental Health
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Job overview
To provide clinical leadership and expert psychiatric skills in the care of the older adult population of Ceredigion and to direct the care of those admitted to the Older Adult Mental Health ward on site. The post holder will work autonomously in the main but will be able to draw upon advice and support from Consultant colleagues and will have a named Responsible Clinician for detained patients.
Main duties of the job
* To provide: Expert senior clinical decision making
* Clinical leadership for both community and in-patient teams
* Supervision of resident medical staff
* Support of trainee advanced and non-medical practitioners
* Teaching on ad hoc and formal basis
* A regular weekly presence in ward and community team meetings
* A regular schedule of outpatient clinics and home visits
* A collaborative approach with our supportive senior management colleagues
* To explore special interests as agreed in job planning
To join our collegiate body of senior clinicians within the specialty, and the wider mental health service, in delivering excellent care and continuously improving services.
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including volunteers, through:
* Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest
* Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire
* 48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres
* Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services
* Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee
Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
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Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Other
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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