Consultant Psychiatrist Adult Community (Cynon) in Mountain Ash

Consultant Psychiatrist Adult Community (Cynon)

The closing date is 16 December 2025

The post holder will be required to liaise with other senior clinicians as and when necessary.

The post holder will be expected to:

Provide clinical expertise and leadership to a defined multidisciplinary community mental health team.

Full details on attached JD and Person Specification.

Main duties of the job

Undertake responsibilities under the Mental Health Act as a s.12 approved doctor and as an Approved Clinician.

Undertake responsibilities under the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010.

The post holder will be responsible for organising their professional day and for ensuring that they can be contacted at all times during working hours.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales\’s largest employers.

Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

CTM\’s location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff\’s vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

Our CTM 2030 Strategy–Our Health, Our Future–focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:

• We listen, learn, and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We work together as one team

CTM employees enjoy benefits including:

• a leading pension
• generous leave
• flexible work
• career growth
• access to ongoing learning and development

At CTM, you\’ll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.

Job responsibilities

• Contribute to the management of the service by attendance at appropriate committees and meetings, by involvement in audit and by taking on specific management roles which may, from time to time, be agreed.
• Play an active role in the education and training of medical, nursing and other staff.
• Maintain their professional knowledge base and competency by involvement in continuing professional development (CPD) and to take part in the Wales Revalidation Process which includes annual appraisals for the purposes of revalidation.
• Take part in the consultant on-call rota within the Mental Health Directorate.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Eligibility

• Full GMC Registration
• M.R.C. Psych. or equivalent
• On Specialist Register for Psychiatry or within six months of gaining CCT.
• S.12(2) approval
• Approved Clinician approval
• Welsh Approved Clinician approval

Knowledge and Experience

• Comprehensive training and experience in psychiatry.
• Higher training experience in psychiatry
• Experience of acting as Responsible Clinician.

Audit & Research

• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
• Evidence of having undertaken audit relevant to speciality
• Evidence of service wide audit with significant and lasting impact on practice.
• Evidence of original and relevant research in speciality

Management

• Management and administrative experience
• Evidence of formal management training
• Evidence of service development

Teaching and Personal attributes

• Evidence of having delivered postgraduate teaching.
• Evidence of having delivered multi-disciplinary teaching.
• Capacity to work under pressure and respond flexibly to varying demands
• Experience of teaching medical students

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.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

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