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Job Overview
The Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Hergest Unit, Bangor consists of six beds and admits patients according to the national guidelines from across North Wales. The ward is fully staffed and there is input from professionals other than nurses, such as Occupational Therapists and Psychologists.
The Home Treatment Team (HTT) is also based at Hergest Unit and is a well-established team, covering Anglesey, North Gwynedd and parts of West Conwy. The total population is around 150,000. On average the team holds a caseload of around 15 patients. They work closely with the local Community Mental Health Teams in accordance with the HTT Operational Policy, which has been accepted by the colleagues and the Acute Care Forum.
A full‑time middle grade doctor is allocated to support the post holder in covering the PICU and HTT.
Main duties of the job
* 3 sessions Direct Clinical Care – PICU: The post holder will take clinical responsibility, including acting as Responsible Clinician for the patients admitted to the PICU in Bangor. This is a regional service and may accept admissions from all over North Wales.
* Provide a reference point for the multi‑disciplinary teams, ensuring that assessment, treatment and review procedures are consistent and of high quality.
* 4 sessions Direct Clinical Care – HTT: The post holder will take clinical responsibility, including acting as Responsible Clinician for the patients accepted by the HTT in Bangor, and work as part of the multi‑disciplinary team to maintain consistent high‑quality assessment, treatment and review procedures.
Working for our organisation
We are delighted that you are interested in joining the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Division. When you join the 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 to reach your goals inside work and out.
* Recognition for great work through staff achievement awards.
* Continued professional development opportunities through 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 within the supporting documents or can be viewed by clicking ‘Apply Now’.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* 12/2 Approval
* AC Approval (or eligible for approval)
* MRCPsych or equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Desirable criteria
* Postgraduate qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* Welsh AC Approval.
Eligibility
Essential Criteria
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
* CCT or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by GMC).
Approved within 3 months of appointment.
* Approved under S12 or achieve within 3 months of appointment.
* Approved Clinician status or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
Desirable criteria
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
* Welsh AC Approval.
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
* Evidence of training in the core and specialist competencies for community psychiatry.
* General medical skills.
* Experience in leading a multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable criteria
* Experience in leading a multi-disciplinary team.
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.
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