Job Overview
The Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Hergest Unit, Bangor consists of six beds and admits patients according to national guidelines from across North Wales. The ward is fully staffed with input from professionals other than nurses, such as Occupational Therapists and Psychologists. The Home Treatment Team (HTT) is based at Hergest Unit and covers Anglesey, North Gwynedd and parts of West Conwy. The total population is around 150,000. The HTT typically holds a caseload of around 15 patients and works closely with the local Community Mental Health Teams in accordance with the HTT Operational Policy, which has been accepted by 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.
Responsibilities
Main duties of the job
* 3 sessions Direct Clinical Care – PICU: 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. Be a reference point for multi-disciplinary teams to ensure assessment, treatment and review procedures are consistent and of high quality.
* 4 sessions Direct Clinical Care – HTT: take clinical responsibility, including acting as Responsible Clinician for the patients accepted by the HTT in Bangor. Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure assessment, treatment and review procedures are consistent and of high quality.
Working for our organisation
We are delighted that you are interested in joining the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Division. You can balance work and life with flexible working opportunities, hybrid and agile vacancies, and many training and career development opportunities.
* Wellbeing support for staff, including wellness programs, counselling, coaching and an onsite gym.
* Managerial and Clinical supervision with opportunities for feedback, development and wellbeing.
* Flexible working to suit you and your family (full time, annualised hours, part time, term time, remote and hybrid).
* Opportunities to progress your career and be recognised for great work through staff achievement awards.
* Continued professional development through in-house training and external academic courses.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
You will find the full Job Description and Personal Specification attached within the supporting documents or by clicking ‘Apply Now’ to view in Trac.
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 by date of AAC)
* Approved under S12 or able to 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.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Consulting, Information Technology, and Sales
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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