Job Overview
The post holder will be responsible for Older Persons Services, covering GP surgeries in the South Gwynedd area. The post will provide CPA reviews and ward rounds for inpatients, outpatient clinics and medical input to the memory service, and manage organic referrals for the catchment area. The doctor will graduate in agreement with adult consultant psychiatrists for patients aged 65 and older who meet criteria for complex needs. The post holder will comply with the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010. The post may attract a junior doctor depending on availability in the training rota. The doctor will undertake responsibilities approved under the Mental Health Act 1983 as a section 12/2 approved doctor, and under the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide specialist psychiatric assessment, treatment and management for people with cognitive impairment, including young onset dementia, and those over 70 with functional illnesses. Transition arrangements are in place for developing an age equal or needs-based specialist Older Persons Mental Health Service from the catchment area. The doctor will work within the legislative arrangements of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010, provide medical leadership to the CMHTE, and consult with Primary Mental Health Services for the elderly. The doctor will care coordinate a limited number of personal cases and provide care and treatment plans. The doctor will provide consultant and responsible clinician services to patients admitted to Hergest and Cefni Units, and give Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act opinions for patients from the catchment area. The doctor will provide reports and consultation services to support the Health Board in commissioning long‑term health care for patients from the catchment area.
Qualifications
* MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
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.
* Approved Clinician status or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
* Approved under S12 or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
* CCT or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC).
Desirable Eligibility
* In good standing with the GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
* Evidence of training in core and specialist competencies for community psychiatry.
Desirable criteria
* Experience leading a multi‑disciplinary team.
Teaching and Training
Essential Criteria
* Evidence of delivering postgraduate teaching.
* Evidence of delivering multidisciplinary teaching.
Desirable criteria
* Experience 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 relevant area.
Motivation
Essential Criteria
* Evidence of commitment and enthusiasm to provide specialist OPMH services.
Personal Qualities
Essential Criteria
* Demonstrate leadership skills.
* Demonstrate ability to work under pressure.
* Demonstrate good communication skills, written, oral and interpersonal.
Desirable criteria
* Evidence of ability to develop and utilise links with service users.
* Evidence of ability to build working relationship with colleagues.
* Ability to communicate in Welsh.
Transport
Essential Criteria
* Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner.
* Able to attend hospital within 30 minutes for on‑call duties.
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