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<b>Job title:</b> Consultant in Adult Psychiatry &#8211; North West CMHT<br />
<br /><b>Company:</b> British Medical Journal</p>
<p><b>Job description</b>: Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Psychiatrist within the North West area of Cardiff.</p>
<p> The post holder will act as Responsible Clinician to clients cared for by the neighbourhood services who are in-patients or in the community under the Mental Health Act 1983 and in accordance with the Wales Mental Health Measure.</p>
<p> The appointee will manage both community and in-patients but they are supported by a Consultant colleague in the Crisis Service who manages the early part of acute admissions (up to 14 days). North-West (Gabalfa) CMHT covers a diverse part of Cardiff with some areas of deprivation and serves an adult population of approximately 95,000.</p>
<p> You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales. The basic salary range for this post is £91,722 per annum to £119,079 per annum plus a further £26,672 per annum available in Commitment Awards. Consultants in Wales paid on one of the first three points of the substantive Consultant pay scale also receive a Wales recruitment incentive payment.</p>
<p> Applicants must ensure they provide names and contact details of referees covering at least the last 3 years of their employment/training history in full. In addition, applicants who are currently or have most recently been employed as a substantive Consultant or as a Locum Consultant in post for more than 12 months must also provide the name of their Medical Director as an additional referee.</p>
<p><b>Main duties of the job</b></p>
<p> The CMHT covers the neighbourhoods of Llanishen, Whitchurch, Llandaff North, Gabalfa, Lisvane, Heath and Cathays and is based from the Gabalfa Centre. A weekly multidisciplinary referral meeting is held where referrals are discussed and individual care pathways agreed. A weekly MDT is held where assessments are presented, complex cases discussed and in-patients reviewed. There are an average of 90 new referrals a month which are screened and allocated, with the majority being seen initially by non-medical members of the team or signposted to appropriate agencies. The number of in-patients vary and are currently accommodated in the new purpose-built Acute Adult Inpatient Unit at Hafan Y Coed, University Hospital Llandough and which also has a high care ward where patients may be accommodated if needed.</p>
<p> Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services.</p>
<p> Although this post is full-time, consideration will be given to applicants who require flexible working arrangements.</p>
<p> Applicants should either be on the Specialist Register or be a Specialist Registrar within six months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT / CESR(CP) at the time of interview.</p>
<p><b>About us</b></p>
<p> Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.</p>
<p> Our mission is Caring for People, Keeping People Well, and our vision is that every person&#8217;s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population&#8217;s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.</p>
<p> Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.</p>
<p><b>Job description</b><br /><b>Job responsibilities</b></p>
<p> You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.</p>
<p><b>Person Specification</b><br /><b>Qualifications</b><br /><b>Essential</b></p>
<ul>
<li>On GMC Specialist Register / Specialist Registrar with CCT/CESR(CP) due within 6 months of interview date</li>
<li>Eligible for Approved Clinician (Wales) status</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Desirable</b></p>
<ul>
<li>MRCPsych</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Experience</b><br /><b>Essential</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Comprehensive training and experience in Psychiatry including in-patient and community work</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Desirable</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Psychotherapy experience</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Skills</b><br /><b>Essential</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Evidence of effective team and multi-disciplinary working</li>
<li>Effective and demonstrable communication skills</li>
</ul>
<p> Clinical Governance<br /><b>Essential</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice</li>
<li>Evidence of proactive engagement with appraisal and revalidation</li>
</ul>
<p> Research<br /><b>Essential</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Active research interests</li>
</ul>
<p> Teaching<br /><b>Essential</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Evidence of teaching medical students and junior doctors</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Management</b><br /><b>Essential</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Evidence of effective leadership skills</li>
</ul>
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<br /><b>Expected salary</b>: £;91722 &#8211; 119079 per year<br />
<br /><b>Location</b>: Cardiff<br />
<br /><b>Job date</b>: Sun, 24 Dec 2023 08:48:30 GMT</p>
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