Consultant in Community General Adult Psychiatry
Consultant in Community General Adult Psychiatry
100-MED-MHLD-194
Ammanford
To provide, with consultant colleagues (as appropriate) a service in Adult General Community Psychiatry and supporting the development of sub-speciality interest to the hospitals and community so designated with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.
Main duties of the job
Clinical
1. To share the responsibility for the care of adult community mental health patients at secondary care level throughout Ammanford and Towy Valley CMHT area.
2. To support the development and delivery of the community mental health service in the community.
3. To provide Consultant Psychiatrist and Responsible Clinician input to inpatients from the Ammanford and Towy Valley CMHT locality.
4. To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements within the parameters of the Division's and Health Board's agreed objectives.
5. To develop and deliver a comprehensive service in Adult Community Mental Health Care.
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 responsibilities
The successful candidate for this Consultant post will be eligible to hold an Honorary Academic title at a partner university on the understanding that they will participate in undergraduate teaching, including acting as an examiner, and support and facilitate research activities in an appropriate university faculty and school. They will take direction in these activities via the appropriate academic lead. The agreement to define the Honorary Academic responsibilities and associated programmed activities in relation to teaching time and research will be negotiated jointly between the post holder, the university and the Health Board. The award of the Honorary Academic contract will be dependent upon a formal application being submitted to the university in accordance with the Honorary Appointments procedures and will be available on a fixed term basis subject to satisfactory performance in the academic activity undertaken.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
* On Specialist Register with GMC or CCT due within 6 months of interview date
* Or CESR or equivalent European Qualifications for Specialist Registration
* MRCPsych or FRCPsych or other
* Valid Certified Advanced Life Support Skills
* Approved Clinician Status
* Section 12 approved
* Appropriate Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD or MSc or equivalent
Clinical Experience
* Broad based experience in General Adult Psychiatry
* Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
* Knowledge and participation in CPD
* Experience of NHS
* Wider experience, research and training in providing sub specialty service
* Evidence of above average performance
Clinical Governance
* Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
* Knowledge of risk management
Research
* Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence so as to improve clinical outcomes
* Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
* Research Degree
Teaching
* Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors
* Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
* "Training the Trainers" experience
Management
* Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
* Evidence of management training
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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