Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry in Carmarthen

The Older Adults Mental Health Service Consultant role provides an opportunity to live and work in West Wales as part of a caring and committed team delivering high quality services to our later life population. As an Old Age Consultant Psychiatrist, you will be able to work across the pathway of primary, community and specialist secondary care maintaining that all important continuity.

Main duties of the job

• The assessment at the initial referral stage (whether in the patient's home, care home, or in clinic)
• The MDT based formulation of risk and treatment plans
• The ongoing management of episodes of later life mental ill health and, where appropriate, the admission to the older adults mental health ward that you will clinically lead.

Knowledge and experience of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act are essential; the Mental Health (Wales) Measure will form a crucial part of your work and, if unfamiliar, you will be expected to become competent in its application. Section 12 MHA and Approved Clinician status are expected. The service sees, assesses and manages functional and organic disorders in later life and, working well and closely with our colleagues in General Adult services, has a pragmatic approach to transitions & boundaries. Patients known to you and your service, if admitted to General Hospital, will remain under your team's care but you will enjoy support and close working relations with your local MH liaison service. We are proud of our culture of mutual respect and cooperation across service and specialty boundaries.

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. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers.

Job responsibilities

For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy. Discussions around working pattern will take place during initial job planning, where preferences, requirements and options can be discussed and explored in full. Hywel Dda University Health Board is committed to providing healthcare services that are patient-centric, ensuring that our community receives the best possible care. We value inclusivity and foster a workplace culture that embraces diversity and supports every individual's contribution towards a welcoming healthcare environment. We welcome applications from all sections of society and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Essential: Full registration and a License to Practice with the General Medical Council. On the GMC Specialist Register (including via Portfolio Pathway (CESR)/European Community Rights) or will have CCT due within six months of interview date. Valid Certified Advanced Life Support. Section 12 Approval. Where a sub-specialty interest is required sub-specialty training should be to a level appropriate for UK consultant sub-specialist practice - fellowship or equivalent level experience. AC Approved Clinician Status.
• Desirable: Additional Higher qualification(s).

Clinical Experience

• Essential: Broad based experience within the specialty area. Able to demonstrate core competencies and clinical skills relevant to the post. Experience of leading a team.
• Desirable: Previous experience working in the UK or NHS.

Teaching

• Essential: Ability to critically assess learning requirements for self and others. Evidence of organising programmes and teaching all staff groups. Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff.
• Desirable: Teaching qualification.

Research and Scholarship

• Essential: Demonstrates knowledge of current research and best practice in the specialty area. Evidence of keeping up to date with current research and best practice. Evidence of locating and using clinical guidelines appropriately. Evidence of communicating and interpreting research evidence in a meaningful way.
• Desirable: Active participation in research.

Clinical Governance

• Essential: Understanding of the role of Clinical Governance. Participation in clinical audit (or quality improvement project) and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice. Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process.
• Desirable: Knowledge of risk management.

Safeguarding

• Essential: Demonstrates knowledge of safeguarding requirements and takes appropriate responsibility. Evidence of applying appropriate equality and diversity legislation.

Other

• Essential: Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner. Flexible approach to the needs of the service.