Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Psychiatry - Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom - Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

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An exciting opportunity has risen to join the fantastic Liaison Psychiatry Medical Team.

This is a New Consultant post based in Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board for Liaison Services and you will be joining Colleagues in a very dynamic andforward looking Directorate, with supportive colleagues and a culture where development and progression is embedded.

The Post holder will be managerially responsible to Dr Arif Alam, Interim Clinical Group Service Director. The superb team work in a close working nature with other colleagues and this makes the Cwm Taf Morgannwg mental Health Liaison team stand out- A team that anyone would be proud to work with

Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Implementation of the Mental Health Act and associated duties.

Liaison and collaboration with colleagues from the Directorate and beyond - including other organisations, Local Authorities and the third sector.

Taking on much of the clinical leadership of the team, working closely with other senior professionals including Mental Health Liaison Practitioners.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family.

Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs:

We are a proud local employer around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

To provide clinical expertise and leadership to a defined multidisciplinary Liaison Mental health team.

To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Health Boards personnel policies and procedures.

This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework.

To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.

oOn Specialist Register for Psychiatry or be within six months of the anticipated CCT/CESR date if progress has been satisfactory and it is anticipated that the outcome of the final ARCP will recommend that training will be completed by the time the recommended CCT/CESR date is reached

oAdditional relevant postgraduate qualification.
oCompetence in risk assessment and management
oUnderstanding of relevant clinical, legal and policy issues.

oEvidence of having delivered postgraduate teaching
oExperience of teaching medical students

oComprehensive training and experience in psychiatry.
oHigher training experience in psychiatry

oUnderstanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Prince Charles Hospital