This post is one of three consultant posts in psychiatry of substance misuse in Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. This post provides Consultant leadership to Community Drug and Alcohol Teams in Cynon and Merthyr. It supports the Community Drug and Alcohol Team (CDAT) service for Merthyr and Cynon Valley areas.
Make sure to apply with all the requested information, as laid out in the job overview below.
A special interest will be encouraged and is negotiable. The post can be full time, maximum part time or job share by negotiation.
The post will be based in the Merthyr/Cynon Locality but the post holder will be expected to work at other Health Board premises and at other sites with the district.
Interview date: December 5th 2024
English and/or Welsh speakers are both equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
* Provide clinical expertise and leadership to a defined multidisciplinary team and the clinical management of patients with substance abuse problems referred from a defined catchment area.
* Have clinical responsibility for patients from the Merthyr and Cynon Integrated Locality Group.
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 team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only the lifeblood of our organisation but also of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
* Manage complex patients from core teams and the Primary Care Drug and Alcohol Service (PCDAS) identified by the Specialty doctor or nurses that require intervention at consultant level.
* Provide supervision for the Specialty doctor and core trainee, and to a Specialist Registrar if the post holder is approved as trainer and an SpR is allocated to the team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Current GMC registration
* MRC Psych or equivalent
* Approved Clinician Approval
* Section 12 (2) approval
Desirable
* Additional relevant postgraduate qualification
* Relevant clinical qualification
* Welsh approved Clinician Approval
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
* Comprehensive training and experience in psychiatry
* Higher training experience in psychiatry.
Desirable
* Experience of Acting as Responsible Clinician
Management
Essential
* Management and Administration Experience
Desirable
* Experience of Appraising Staff
Audit and Research
Essential
* Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance.
* Evidence of having undertaken audit relevant to specialty
* Proven capability to initiate and undertake original work.
Desirable
* Evidence of service wide audit with significant and lasting impact on practice
Employer details
Employer name
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Address
Keir Hardie Health Park
Aberdare Road
Merthyr Tydfil
CF48 1BZ
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