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CTMUHB are seeking Specialty Doctor in Psychiatry to join the Bridgend North Team covering the care of Older Adults under the direction of the two sector consultants. This post holder will join the existing Older Adults Psychiatry team covering Bridgend County Borough. The Specialty Doctor post is part of the established Older Adults Psychiatry Team providing psychiatric care to community and patients admitted to Angelton Clinic. The post holder responsibilities includes provision of clinical input into Mental Health Services for Older Adult in inpatient and community settings under the direction of the Consultants.

The post holder will become an integral member of the Older Adults Psychiatry Team, providing medical input for older adults with mental health needs across inpatient and community care settings.

The community teams are based in 71 Quarella Road and inpatient provision is provided from Angelton Clinic on the Glanrhyd Hospital site. The hospital and Care Home In-reach Team is based in the Princess of Wales Hospital.

Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

Day to day assessment, diagnosis, formulation of management plans, and review of patients. Management of patients with mental health needs in community and inpatient settings in the Bridgend locality under direction of the sector consultants. Managing patients in outpatient clinics and the monthly Lithium clinic.

For more information please see attached detailed job description.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one tea

We are a proud local employer around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Day-to-day assessment, diagnosis, formulation of management plans, and review of patients

Management of patients with mental health needs in community and inpatient settings in the Bridgend Locality, under direction of the sector Consultants

Managing patients in outpatient clinics and the monthly Lithium clinic.

Management of patients, under the primary and secondary category of the Mental Health Measure, supporting Liaison psychiatric input in the Princess of Wales Hospital. Including patients in respite care.

Clinical input to CMHT and Memory Services team.

Support the Consultant and assume responsibility for the medical management of the ward in his/her absence, with support from an established rota of locality Consultants.

Liaise and communicate effectively with members of the team, other teams and services within the Directorate, other Hospital departments and with external agencies (including but not restricted to, General Practitioners, Social Services, Police and probation service) by whatever means possible.

Subject to S12(2) approval, Implementation of the Mental Health Act and associated duties.

Prepare psychiatric reports, including Tribunal reports, Managers hearing reports, Capacity reports, Coroner reports, and attend Hearings when requested to do so.

Participate and contribute to ward rounds and team meetings including MDT meeting.

Joint MDT working with the established CMHT and Inpatient teams.

Liaising and collaboration with colleagues from other specialties and organisations, when dealing with a wide range of needs e.g. palliative care team, medical and surgical specialties, Liaison psychiatric team, Local Authority partners and the third sector.

Support the team with routine administrative duties.

Provide appropriate day to day supervision of junior medical staff with Consultant support.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oFull GMC Registration
• M.B.B.S. or equivalent

Desirable

• oAdditional relevant postgraduate qualification.
• oS.12(2) approval
• o Welsh Approved Clinician approval

Experience

Essential

• oComprehensive training and experience in psychiatry.
• oThree years experience at CT level in adult psychiatry.
• oFamiliarity with UK hospital systems and practice.

Desirable

• oExperience of acting as s12(2) doctor or Responsible Clinician

Skills

Essential

• oAble to undertake duties to Specialty Doctor level
• oCompetence in current assessment and treatment.
• oCompetence in risk assessment and management.

Desirable

• oComputing skills.
• oUnderstanding of relevant clinical, legal and policy issues.

Audit and Research

Essential

• oUnderstanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance.

Desirable

• oEvidence of audit with significant impact on practice.
• oEvidence of original and relevant research in speciality.

Teaching

Essential

• oEvidence of having delivered postgraduate teaching
• oEvidence of having delivered multi-disciplinary teaching.

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Princess of Wales Hospital

Coity Road

Bridgend

CF31 1RQ

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