Locum Consultant in Community General Adult Psychiatry
Hours: 37.5 hours per week / 10 sessions
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Locum Consultant Psychiatrist to join the team at the South Pembrokeshire Community Mental Health Team. Hywel Dda University Health Board is looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Consultant to join colleagues in a very dynamic and forward-looking mental health service.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will provide clinical expertise and strategic leadership as we look to develop our mental health services to meet the population needs of Hywel Dda UHB.
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job Description for the main roles and responsibilities required of this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
* MRCPsych or FRCPsych or other
* Valid Certified Advanced Life Support Skills
Desirable
* Appropriate Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD or MSc or equivalent
* On Specialist Register with GMC or CCT due within 6 months of interview date
* Or CESR or equivalent European Qualifications for Specialist Registration
Clinical Experience
Essential
* Broad based experience in General Adult Psychiatry
* Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
* Knowledge and participation in CPD
* Competence in eg. Acute General and Geriatric Medicine
* Able to apply knowledge
* Safe and effective written and verbal communication skills
* Knowledge and experience of communicating bad news
* Meet the requirement of the GMC's Good Medical Practice
Desirable
* Experience of NHS
* Wider experience, research and training in providing sub specialty service
* Evidence of above average performance
* Additional clinical qualification(s)
Clinical Governance
Essential
* Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
* Comprehension of core philosophy and building blocks of Clinical Governance
Desirable
* Knowledge of risk management
* Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process
Research
Essential
* Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence so as to improve clinical outcomes
Desirable
* Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
* Research degree
Teaching
Essential
* Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors
* Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff
Desirable
* Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
* Training the Trainers experience
Management
Essential
* Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
* Willingness to participate in clinical management
Desirable
* Evidence of management training
Other Requirements
Essential
* All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
* Satisfactory Immigration Status
* Satisfactory Health Clearance
* Satisfactory Declaration, Enhanced CRB Disclosure Check
* Ability to fulfil all duties of post, including on-call commitments and travel to meet requirements of the post
Personal Qualities
Essential
* Ability to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility
* Excellent interpersonal skills and team-working skills
* Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary and multi-agency team and independently
* Ability to work flexibly in response to the changing needs of the mental health service
Desirable
* Evidence of leadership attributes
* Motivational skills
Employer details
Employer name
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Address
South Pembs Community Mental Health Team
Havenway, South Pembrokeshire Hospital
Pembroke Dock
SA72 6SX
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