Consultant Psychiatrist - Rehabilitation inPontypridd inPontypridd PUBLISHED
THU 5 DEC 2024
Additionally, the consultant will provide leadership to a multidisciplinary team, supervise junior doctors, participate in service management activities, contribute to education and training efforts, and maintain professional development through ongoing training initiatives. Responsibilities include participating in the consultant on-call rota, fulfilling duties under the Mental Health Act, and complying with the Wales Revalidation Process. The position welcomes both English and Welsh speakers and requires effective collaboration with various healthcare professionals and agencies.
The post provides specialist psychiatric rehabilitation expertise to the Outreach and Recovery Team (ORT) currently serving the Rhondda and Taff areas and which works on Assertive Outreach principles. The post holder will also be responsible for the Cefn Yr Afon Unit, an 18-bedded mixed gender rehabilitation facility working on Community Rehabilitation Unit principles in Bridgend.
Full details on attached job description
The post holder will be required to liaise with other senior clinicians as and when necessary.
The post holder will be expected to
provide clinical psychiatric rehabilitation expertise and leadership to a defined multidisciplinary outreach and recovery team and an inpatient rehabilitation team.
provide specialist assessment and clinical management of patients aged 18 and over with mental health problems under the ORT and inpatients at Cefn Yr Afon.
provide medical liaison and advice regarding patients to local consultants and GPs as necessary.
Full Details on Attached JD and Person specification
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
Interview date: 21st of January 2025
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provide supervision for the Speciality doctor and core trainee, and to a Specialty Training Registrar if the post holder is approved as an Educational Supervisor and if an ST is allocated to the team.
liaise effectively with members of the team, other services within the Health Board, 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 agreed.
play an active role in the education and training of medical, nursing and other staff.
maintain their professional knowledge base and competency by involvement in continuing professional development (CPD) and to take part in the Wales Revalidation Process which includes annual appraisals for the purposes of revalidation.
Arrange cross cover with the other rehabilitation and sector consultants.
take part in the consultant on-call rota within the Mental Health Directorate.
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 2.
full details on attached Job Description
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