Employer Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type NHS
Site University hospital Llandough
Town Penarth
Salary £59,727 - £95,400 per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 07/05/2025 23:59
Specialty Doctor MHSOP
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 6 session Specialty Doctor to join our SE Cardiff Community Team. The post-holder will be based in the Llanfair Unit, UHL, and will work predominantly in the community setting, including hospital-based outpatient clinics.
The work will consist of assessments of emergency and routine psychiatric patients, together with ongoing care under the supervision of the Consultant. Duties will involve a spectrum of activities including history taking, assessment of mental states, electronic record keeping, preparation of discharge summaries and written communication with GPs following outpatient clinics and domiciliary visits.
A significant amount of work is likely to be involved with patients who are or need to be detained under the Mental Health Act.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will need to be able to work closely with and on behalf of the Consultant Old Age Psychiatrists for the SE Team, within the Mental Health Services for Older People Directorate of the Mental Health Clinical Board. The post-holder will mostly work in the community setting, although inpatient cover will be required at times.
The work will consist of assessments of emergency and routine psychiatric patients, together with ongoing care under the supervision of the Consultant. Duties will involve a spectrum of activities including history taking, assessment of mental states, electronic record keeping, preparation of discharge summaries and written communication with GPs following outpatient clinics and domiciliary visits.
The post-holder will work closely with a number of professionals in the team including CPNs, Dementia Care Advisor, Dietitian, SLT, OT, Physiotherapist, Psychologist and Family Support Workers. The post-holder will regularly participate and contribute to weekly multi-disciplinary team meetings.
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post-holder will work mostly in the community setting, although inpatient cover may be required at times. The work will consist of assessments of emergency and routine psychiatric patients, together with ongoing care under the supervision of the Consultant. Duties will involve a spectrum of activities including history taking, assessment of mental states, electronic record keeping, preparation of discharge summaries and written communication with GPs following outpatient clinics and domiciliary visits.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice
* MB BS or recognised equivalent
* Experience in working in mental health services in UK.
* Section 12 (2) recognition under MHA 1983 or qualification to become Section 12 approved
Experience
* Four years full-time postgraduate training (or part-time equivalent), at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as fixed-term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty, OR equivalent experience / competencies*
* Experience of working in mental health services in UK.
SKILLS KNOWLEDGE ABILITY
* Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
* Ability to take independent clinical decisions when necessary and to seek advice from senior doctors as appropriate
* Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
* Audit
* Research interests in areas of special expertise
PERSONAL QUALITIES
* Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
* Ability to work both in a team and alone
* Motivated and efficient
* Commitment to working as part of a multidisciplinary team
MANAGING YOUR APPLICATION:
We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where diversity is celebrated. We aim to create a working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential no matter their disability, sex, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity or marriage and civil partnership status.
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
When applying for this post, it is essential that you read the Job Description and/or Person Specification and use the 'Supporting information' space to demonstrate how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the person specification. Please note that only candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this post.
If you are shortlisted for interview for this post, you will receive notification directly via the e-mail address you have provided on your application. Please ensure that you check regularly as any subsequent revisions to interview arrangements will be forwarded to you by this method.
Please ensure that you provide an e-mail address for each referee to avoid delays with the appointment process.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board's Medical / Dental Workforce Department reserve the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We therefore encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is committed to flexible working and equal opportunities across its medical and dental workforce. All medical and dental posts will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Cardiff and Vale UHB is a Smoke Free Health Board - smoking is banned across all of the UHB sites. Staff are therefore not able to smoke in the hospital grounds or on any other UHB premises.
Applications are welcomed from Welsh speaking candidates.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Arpita Chakrabarti Job title Clinical Director, MHSOP Email address Arpita.Chakrabarti@wales.nhs.uk Telephone number 02921 824450 Additional information
Rhiannon Callaghan, Consultant Psychiatrist SE CMHT. Rhiannon.Callaghan@wales.nhs.uk
Tel 02921 824462
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