Specialty Doctor in Older Persons Mental Health
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
An exciting opportunity has risen for a Specialty Doctor to join the fantastic Older Persons Mental Health Team for the Rhondda Locality of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. This would involve working with the team based at Ysbyty George Thomas, Treorchy and Dewi Sant Health Park.
The post holder will be operationally based in the CMHT and may be expected to work at other CTMUHB sites and elsewhere in the community, including patients' homes from time to time.
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
* To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board's procedures and operating policies.
* To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Health Board's service plans.
* To lead and use team building skills as well as work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* The delivery of care in the community alongside primary health care and social care teams.
* To engage in annual Appraisal and Job Planning feeding into Revalidation.
* To undertake regular multidisciplinary clinical audit.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family, providing 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 of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job responsibilities
* To undertake a Teaching and Training Role for Medical undergraduates and postgraduates.
* To provide a supervisory role to Junior Medical Staff where appropriate.
* To undertake regular multidisciplinary clinical audit and provide evidence-based medicine.
* To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty.
* To participate, sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate.
* To develop experience and knowledge, so contributing to the service.
* To support and train multidisciplinary teams.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC Registration
* M.B.B.S. or equivalent
* S.12(2) approval
* Welsh Approved Clinician approval
Experience
* Comprehensive training and experience in psychiatry.
* Three years experience at CT level in adult psychiatry.
* Familiarity with UK hospital systems and practice.
* Experience of acting as s12(2) doctor or Responsible Clinician.
Skills
* Able to undertake duties to Specialty Doctor level.
* Competence in current assessment and treatment.
* Competence in risk assessment and management.
* Understanding of relevant clinical, legal and policy issues.
Audit and Research
* Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance.
* Evidence of audit with significant impact on practice.
* Evidence of original and relevant research in specialty.
Teaching
* Evidence of having delivered postgraduate teaching.
* Evidence of having delivered multi-disciplinary teaching.
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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