Specialty Doctor in Port Talbot

You will provide a clinical service in conjunction with your colleagues and under the direction of a Consultant Psychiatrist, which will include the responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness. Working with your colleagues and the multi-professional team you will have continuing responsibility for the well-being of all patients under your care; allowing for proper delegation to, and training of staff.

In partnership with clinical and managerial colleagues you will also have responsibility for the safe, efficient and effective functioning of the services in which you work in line with the values, operational policies and integrated medium term plan (IMTP) of the Health Board. You are encouraged to consider how services can be improved and to report any concerns about safety.

You may be expected to deputise for absent colleagues and in exceptional unforeseen circumstances may have to perform additional duties to ensure the safe running of the department. You will be required to participate in the Health Board's risk management process, clinical governance and any other healthcare governance activities within the department, the Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Unit and the Health Board.

The Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team (CRHT) provides support, assessment and treatment for individuals experiencing an acute relapse of their Mental Health with the aim of providing safe alternatives to Acute admission.

The advertised post covers the Adult Mental Health CRHT which is based at Neath Port Talbot Hospital. The Health Board's Adult Mental Health Services are divided into inpatient/crisis services (unscheduled care) and community services. The Neath Port Talbot CRHT is part of the unscheduled care model which comprises one inpatient mental health admission ward (Ward F, Neath Port Talbot Hospital), two Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Services, five Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT's), three within Swansea and 2 within NPT. The CMHTs are multi professional with both Local Authority and Health Service Staff.

The post-holder will be expected to work as part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team to ensure continuity of the care pathway from crisis/inpatient to community care. Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people.

Mental Health and learning Disabilities services are provided both in hospital settings and other community settings. We also have community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals.

The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University, aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of Southwest Wales.