Job title: Consultant Psychiatrist Community Drug & Alcohol Team
Company: British Medical Journal
Job description: Are you looking for a role within a well-established and well-respected Community Drug and Alcohol Team? The Community Drug and Alcohol Team in Swansea is looking for an enthusiastic Consultant Psychiatrist to join our service, develop close links with Tier 2 agencies and provide expertise to the substance use liaison service in the general hospital.
Accepting this role will see you joining a very experienced team of nurses and medical staff to ensure that individuals experience a seamless and co-ordinated approach to their care. We welcome experienced applicants in addictions/substance use and final year CCT trainees within 6 months of completion.
Our values encourage continuous improvement and as such you will have the opportunity for regular career development . Additionally, the service is supportive of staff developing portfolio careers and have excellent opportunities for the successful candidate to explore opportunities in medical management, quality improvement, quality and safety, research and teaching. The Health Board has strong academic links with Swansea University and Medical School and honorary appointments exist should you wish to explore this as part of your career development. The service strongly supports clinicians developing skills in other subspecialties and undertaking special interest sessions. There are a range of areas you can get involved in as we host a number of regional services.
Main duties of the job
- Provide clinical expertise and leadership to the substance use multidisciplinary team and the clinical management of patients with substance use problems.
- Provide supervision for junior doctors and trainees.
- Provide supervision for the Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Non Medical Prescriber.
- Provide cross cover duty for Consultant in Neath and Port Talbot for annual leave/study leave.
- Liaise effectively with members of the team, other services within the general hospital, general practitioners and other agencies.
- Contribute to the management of the service by attendance at appropriate committees and meetings, by involvement in audit and by taking on specific management roles which may, from time to time, be negotiated.
- Play an active role in the education and training of junior medical, nursing and other staff.
- Take part in the consultant on-call rota which is 1 in 20 across Swansea and Neath, Port Talbot.
- Undertake responsibilities under the mental Health Act as a s.12 approved doctor and as an Approved Clinician. Undertake responsibilities under the Mental Health (Wales) Measure.
- Support the Liaison Nurse based in Morriston District General Hospital
About us
We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services – wehave a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex religion or belief race age sexual orientation gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership or, whether they are disabled.
Our values – Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe’s most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city – look no further.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- full GMC registration or has CCT within 6 months of interview with endorsement in addictions
Desirable
- relevant higher degree
Experience
Essential
- broad based experience in addiction psychiatry including prescribing for complex health needs
- 12 months training/experience in addiction psychiatry
- competence in managing people with co-occurring needs
Desirable
- research and training in management of people with comorbid addiction and complex needs
clincial governance
Essential
- evidence of participation in clinical audit
Desirable
- knowledge of risk management
research
Essential
- experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence
Desirable
- evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
qualities
Essential
- ability to cope with stressful situations
- good interpersonal and team working skills
Desirable
- leadership skills
Employer details
Employer name
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Address
Community Drug and Alcohol Team
42 St James Crescent, Uplands
Swansea
SA2 0GH
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Expected salary: £91722 – 119079 per year
Location: Swansea
Job date: Wed, 13 Dec 2023 01:13:03 GMT
