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 and receives input from other professionals, such as occupational therapists and psychologists.
The Home Treatment Team (HTT), also based at Hergest Unit, is a well‑established team covering Anglesey, North Gwynedd and parts of West Conwy. It serves a population of about 150 000 and typically holds a caseload of around 15 patients, working closely with local Community Mental Health Teams in line with the HTT Operational Policy and the Acute Care Forum.
Main Duties
* 3 sessions Direct Clinical Care – PICU: act as Responsible Clinician for patients admitted to the PICU in Bangor, ensuring consistent, high‑quality assessment, treatment, and review procedures.
* 4 sessions Direct Clinical Care – HTT: serve as Responsible Clinician for patients accepted by the HTT in Bangor, collaborating with the multidisciplinary team to maintain consistent assessment, treatment, and review standards.
Benefits
* Wellness, Work and Us – support and intervention for staff at times of need, fostering a culture of wellbeing.
* Drop‑in sessions, counselling, coaching and onsite gym.
* Managerial and clinical supervisions – regular opportunities for feedback, development and wellbeing focus.
* Flexible working options: full time, annualised hours, part time, term time, remote and hybrid to achieve a healthy work‑life balance.
* Career progression support to reach your professional goals.
* Recognition through staff achievement awards.
* Continued professional development: in‑house training and external academic courses in local colleges and universities.
Qualifications – Essential
* 12/2 Approval
* AC Approval (or eligible for approval)
* MRCPsych or equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Qualifications – Desirable
* Post‑graduate qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* Welsh AC Approval
Eligibility – Essential
* 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.
Eligibility – Desirable
* In good standing with the GMC regarding warnings and conditions on practice.
* Welsh AC Approval.
Clinical Skills – Essential
* Evidence of training in core and specialist competencies for community psychiatry.
* General medical skills.
* Experience in leading a multidisciplinary team.
Clinical Skills – Desirable
* Experience in leading a multidisciplinary team.
Teaching and Training – Essential
* Evidence of having delivered postgraduate teaching.
* Evidence of having delivered multidisciplinary teaching.
Teaching and Training – Desirable
* Experience teaching medical students.
Research and Audit – Essential
* Proven capability to initiate and undertake original work.
* Evidence of having undertaken a relevant audit project.
Research and Audit – Desirable
* Evidence of research in community mental health care.
Other Employment Information
* Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
* Employment type: Full‑time
* Job function: Consulting, Information Technology and Sales
* Industry: Hospitals and Health Care
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