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Job Overview
Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Acute Care Inpatient Psychiatry
There are 2 wards for adults in Ablett Unit, with 10 beds for females (Dinas Female) and 10 beds for male inpatients (Dinas Male) as well as the s136 suite. The Home Treatment Team is also based in the Ablett Unit. The unit also hosts an 8 bedded male locked rehabilitation ward (Cynnydd) and a 10 bedded Older Persons’ functional ward (Tegid Ward). The adult acute care service covers the 20 bedded adult ward and the Home Treatment Team (HTT). The HTT has the capacity to take on approximately 25 patients at any one time. Crises Resolution Services are provided within the local community mental health services and do not form part of this acute care model. The acute care teams work collaboratively with CMHTs to ensure timely communication and care planning.
The care of individuals is subject to the Mental Health Measure (Wales) 2010 and the post holder is expected to work in line with the requirements of the MH Measure. The post holder will provide patient‑centred recovery based care through a supervisory and consultancy role and provide Responsible Clinician oversight for approximately half of the adult acute care service covering 10 beds and half the HTT patients alongside the other Substantive Approved Clinician.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be the treating consultant alongside the other Approved Clinician for inpatients admitted to Dinas Male and Female wards and those accepted for Home Treatment Team. The post holder will also act as the responsible clinician for patients admitted under the Mental Health Act, provide medical leadership to the multidisciplinary team, work closely with the sector consultant, CMHT and local authorities to provide continuity of care and robust discharge planning, and be the supervising doctor for junior doctors attached to the post.
Working for our organization
We are delighted that you are interested in joining the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Division. When you join, you can balance work and life – with flexible working opportunities, hybrid and agile vacancies and an abundance of training and career development opportunities.
Benefits include
* Wellness, Work and Us – a human service providing support and intervention to staff at times of need.
* Offering services ranging from drop‑in sessions, counselling, coaching & 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 our staff achievement awards.
* Continued professional development opportunities through our in‑house training and external academic courses within local colleges and universities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Desirable criteria
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* MRCPsych or MRCPsych 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.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 warning and conditions on practice.
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
* Evidence of training in the core and specialist competencies for community psychiatry.
Desirable criteria
* Experience in leading a multi‑disciplinary team.
* Experience of community psychiatric practice.
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
* Hospitals and Health Care
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