Specialty Doctor in Older Persons Mental Health

Job description

Job responsibilities

Day-to-day assessment, diagnosis, formulation of management plans, and review of patients

Management of patients with mental health needs in community and inpatient settings in the Bridgend Locality, under direction of the sector Consultants

Managing patients in outpatient clinics and the monthly Lithium clinic.

Management of patients, under the primary and secondary category of the Mental Health Measure, supporting Liaison psychiatric input in the Princess of Wales Hospital. Including patients in respite care.

Clinical input to CMHT and Memory Services team.

Support the Consultant and assume responsibility for the medical management of the ward in his/her absence, with support from an established rota of locality Consultants.

Liaise and communicate effectively with members of the team, other teams and services within the Directorate, other Hospital departments and with external agencies (including but not restricted to, General Practitioners, Social Services, Police and probation service) by whatever means possible.

Subject to S12(2) approval, Implementation of the Mental Health Act and associated duties.

Prepare psychiatric reports, including Tribunal reports, Managers hearing reports, Capacity reports, Coroner reports, and attend Hearings when requested to do so.

Participate and contribute to ward rounds and team meetings including MDT meeting.

Joint MDT working with the established CMHT and Inpatient teams.

Liaising and collaboration with colleagues from other specialties and organisations, when dealing with a wide range of needs e.g. palliative care team, medical and surgical specialties, Liaison psychiatric team, Local Authority partners and the third sector.

Support the team with routine administrative duties.

Provide appropriate day to day supervision of junior medical staff with Consultant support.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oFull GMC Registration
• M.B.B.S. or equivalent

Desirable

• oAdditional relevant postgraduate qualification.
• oS.12(2) approval
• o Welsh Approved Clinician approval

Experience

Essential

• oComprehensive training and experience in psychiatry.
• oThree years experience at CT level in adult psychiatry.
• oFamiliarity with UK hospital systems and practice.

Desirable

• oExperience of acting as s12(2) doctor or Responsible Clinician

Skills

Essential

• oAble to undertake duties to Specialty Doctor level
• oCompetence in current assessment and treatment.
• oCompetence in risk assessment and management.

Desirable

• oComputing skills.
• oUnderstanding of relevant clinical, legal and policy issues.

Audit and Research

Essential

• oUnderstanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance.

Desirable

• oEvidence of audit with significant impact on practice.
• oEvidence of original and relevant research in speciality.

Teaching

Essential

• oEvidence of having delivered postgraduate teaching
• oEvidence of having delivered multi-disciplinary teaching.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Princess of Wales Hospital

Coity Road

Bridgend

CF31 1RQ

Employer's website

https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)