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 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, and on average the team holds a caseload of around 15 patients, working closely with local Community Mental Health Teams in accordance with 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.
Main Duties of the Job
Direct Clinical Care – PICU (3 sessions): The post holder will take clinical responsibility, including acting as Responsible Clinician for patients admitted to the PICU in Bangor. This is a regional service and may accept admissions from all over North Wales. The post holder will be a reference point for multi‑disciplinary teams, ensuring consistent high‑quality assessment, treatment and review procedures.
Direct Clinical Care – HTT (4 sessions): The post holder will take clinical responsibility, including acting as Responsible Clinician for patients accepted by the HTT in Bangor. The post holder will work as part of the multi‑disciplinary team, ensuring 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. You can balance work and life with flexible working opportunities, hybrid and agile vacancies, and an abundance of training and career development opportunities.
* 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 and an onsite gym.
* Managerial and clinical supervisions – regular opportunities for staff to gain feedback from managers, discuss development opportunities and focus on overall well‑being.
* Flexible working to suit you and your family, such as full time, annualised hours, part time, term time, remote and hybrid working, to enable a great work‑life balance.
* 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 staff achievement awards.
* Continued professional development opportunities through in‑house training and external academic courses within local colleges and universities.
Person Specification
Qualifications (Essential)
* 12/2 Approval
* AC Approval (or eligible for approval)
* MRCPsych or equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Desirable
* Post‑graduate qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* Welsh AC Approval
Eligibility (Essential)
* Fully registered with 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
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warning 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 multi‑disciplinary team
Desirable
* Experience in leading a multi‑disciplinary team
Teaching and Training (Essential)
* Evidence of having delivered postgraduate teaching.
* Evidence of having delivered multidisciplinary teaching.
Desirable
* Experience of teaching medical students.
Research/Audit (Essential)
* Proven capability to initiate and undertake original work.
* Evidence of having undertaken a relevant audit project.
Desirable
* Evidence of research in community mental health care.
Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
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