Fixed Term Appointment (CT1-3 Level) in Psychiatry

Job summary

Fixed Term Appointment (CT1-3 Level) in Psychiatry

Anticipated Start Date: February 2024

Duration: 6 Months - August 2024

Based at St Cadoc's Hospital, Caerleon, Newport and other Aneurin Bevan University Health Board hospitals

These posts provide an excellent developmental opportunity for doctors who have passed their FY2 (or equivalent) competencies to gain experience of working in psychiatry and mental health prior to committing to a specialty core training programme. These posts within the Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Division will allow doctors to gain experience in the psychiatric subspecialties of general adult, old age or learning disabilities with the additional opportunity to experience forensic, child and adolescent, old age liaison and addictions on a 'taster' or special interest basis.

Although these Fixed Term Appointment posts are not formally recognised for training, doctors will be afforded the same in-house training opportunities as our training posts with access to a weekly postgraduate psychiatric education programme supported by junior and senior staff, comprising of MRCPsych teaching, case & journal club presentations and introductory psychotherapy training. Many of our previous fixed term appointees have applied for and successfully achieved training places with the Wales Deanery whilst working for our health board.

Main duties of the job

Doctors will be encouraged to take part in audit and will also be given access to funded external study leave. In addition, to support education, there are excellent library facilities on the St Cadocs and Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr sites.

Doctors will be expected to participate in the MH&LD junior out-of-hours cover rota which currently runs at a 1:17 and received a supplementary banding.

Applicants must hold or be eligible to hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.