Specialist Grade General Adult Psychiatry in Aberystwyth

We are looking for a Specialist Grade Doctor within General Adult Psychiatry within our Health Board in North Ceredigion. Applicants applying for this grade should have 12 years postgraduate experience, 6 years of which MUST be in Psychiatry - we are particularly looking for those doctors with experience in LD, Old Age and Adult Psychiatry.

Our Mental Health Service has an excellent track record and has won national prizes from the Royal College of Psychiatry (RCPsych) award for its dedication to improve adult mental health services in mid and west Wales. We work hard Transforming Mental Health Services within the Health Board and our core purpose is to work with people and lead communities in improving their mental and physical health and wellbeing for a better life; through delivering excellent and responsive prevention, diagnosis, early intervention, treatment and care.

You will work in a dynamic service that will offer an excellent opportunity to further enhance your knowledge and experience in the assessment and emergency treatment for patients with severe and enduring mental illness.

• Be responsible for the assessment and management of community patients and relevant CMHT inpatients.
• Be expected to remain closely involved with the care of those admitted to the associated wards.
• Provide effective clinical leadership and fully participate in the multidisciplinary team.
• Act as an expert decision maker independently.
• Take clinical responsibility.
• Communicate with other staff to ensure effective patient care.
• Promote evidence-based clinical practice.
• Communicate effectively with patients, relatives and carers, placing them at the centre of the care pathway.
• Manage patients with complex needs.
• Able to work as a member of the MDT as appropriate.
• Conduct thorough assessments.
• Participate in the development of teaching, training and research within the organisation.
• Actively participate in regular audit and research meetings and postgraduate teaching sessions held by the appropriate department.
• Contribute senior clinical input to the modernisation, development and ongoing operational management of General Adult Psychiatry.
• Able to demonstrate initiative & resilience to adapt in rapidly changing circumstances.
• Able to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems and make decisions.
• Undertake responsibility for leading and supervising a team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and team-working skills.

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.

The post holder will be based at one of our sites to be discussed and agreed with the successful applicant. The post holder will have the opportunities to actively contribute to the service developments across the MH&LD Directorate. This post is Full Time 40 hours per week (10 sessions with 8 DCCs and up to 2 SPAs (one for continued Professional Development and one for Clinical Effectiveness). Job Plan will be agreed with the successful applicant upon commencement.

• Full registration and a License to Practice with the General Medical Council.
• Valid Certified Advanced Life Support ATLS / ALS / PALS.
• MRCPsych or equivalent Higher Qualification in specialty.
• Section 12 Approval.
• The appointed candidate into this role will be expected to obtain AC Approved Clinician status within 12 months of starting.
• Minimum of 12 years' experience since primary medical qualification with a minimum of 6 years within the specialty area.
• Evidence of leading a team.
• Evidence of change management, quality improvement or audit.
• Previous experience of working in the NHS.
• Evidence of organising programmes and teaching of all staff groups.
• Evidence of keeping up to date with current research and best practice.
• Participation in clinical audit (or quality improvement project) and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice.

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.