Job summary
We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to join our welcoming Adult Mental Health Team at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital (RGH), a key site within Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB). This is a pivotal time to join a clinically strong and forward-thinking service committed to excellence in patient care, professional development, and staff wellbeing.
RGH provides a robust inpatient service through four dedicated adult mental health wards:
- Admissions Ward (14 beds): Intensive assessment and short-term stabilisation
- Ward 21 & Ward 22 (14 beds each): Ongoing treatment for localities including Merthyr, Cynon, Rhondda, and Taff Ely
- PICU (6 beds): High-level care with consultant cross-cover
All admissions are managed via the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team (CRHT), ensuring appropriate gatekeeping and continuity. Care is delivered by a skilled multidisciplinary team (MDT) including Consultant Psychiatrists, Nurses, Pharmacists, and Allied Health Professionals. Daily reviews and collaborative care planning ensure patients and families are actively involved in treatment decisions.
CTMUHB is currently remodelling inpatient services to enhance care through a direct-to-treatment model, recovery-focused redesign, and strengthened integration with community services. Workforce development and MDT skill mix reviews are also underway.
Find out more about our location here: https://youtu.be/GA0w7NSEWIA?si=8cKpnRF4aWYiA98a
Main duties of the job
As a Consultant Psychiatrist in Inpatients, you will:
- Lead on clinical assessment and management of adults with complex mental health needs
- Collaborate with senior clinicians, ward managers, and nursing staff to ensure high-quality, patient-centred care
- Supervise junior medical staff and contribute to training across disciplines
- Engage in service development, audits, and strategic planning
- Fulfil statutory duties under the Mental Health Act and participate in the consultant on-call rota
You'll be joining a passionate and supportive team that values kindness, collaboration, and continuous learning. Across our localities--Taff Ely, Merthyr, Cynon, and Bridgend--you'll find well-established teams led by substantive Consultants and a vibrant peer network. With protected time for education, opportunities in research and leadership, and a strong sense of community, we're here to help you thrive.
Whether you're drawn by the opportunity to shape future models of care or the chance to work in a dynamic MDT, this role offers a fulfilling and impactful career path in a beautiful part of South Wales.
Our team is driven by a shared sense of social justice and commitment to addressing health inequalities across all ages. We value compassion, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Whether you're drawn by the community, the challenge, or the chance to grow, this is a role where you'll feel supported, inspired, and proud of the impact you make.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further details about the role, our service and relocation are available in the attachments.
We welcome a conversation with anyone who would like to know more about working with CTM so please contact Arif Alam, on the details below.
This post is advertised as Welsh Skills Desirable. Desirable doesnt mean candidates need to have skills in Welsh; this just means we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing candidates if you do. We dont need fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further details about the role, our service and relocation are available in the attachments.
We welcome a conversation with anyone who would like to know more about working with CTM so please contact Arif Alam, on the details below.
This post is advertised as Welsh Skills Desirable. Desirable doesnt mean candidates need to have skills in Welsh; this just means we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing candidates if you do. We dont need fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Eligibility
Essential
- Current GMC registration
- MRC Psych or equivalent
- Approved Clinician Approval
- Section 12 (2) approval
Desirable
- oAdditional relevant postgraduate qualification
- Relevant clinical qualification
- Welsh approved Clinician Approval
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive training and experience in psychiatry
- Higher training experience in psychiatry.
Desirable
- oExperience of acting as s12(2) doctor or Responsible Clinician
Audit and Research
Essential
- Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
- Evidence of having undertaken audit relevant to speciality
- Proven capability to initiate and undertake original work.
Desirable
- Evidence of service wide audit with significant and lasting impact on practice
- Evidence of original and relevant research in speciality.
Management
Essential
- Management and Administration Experience
Desirable
- Experience of Appraising Staff
- Evidence of Service Development
Teaching
Essential
- Evidence of having delivered postgraduate teaching
Desirable
- Evidence of Teaching Medical Students
Personal Attributes
Essential
- proven commitment to team approach and Multi Disciplinary Working
- Capacity to work under pressure and respond flexibly to varying demands
Person Specification
Qualifications and Eligibility
Essential
- Current GMC registration
- MRC Psych or equivalent
- Approved Clinician Approval
- Section 12 (2) approval
Desirable
- oAdditional relevant postgraduate qualification
- Relevant clinical qualification
- Welsh approved Clinician Approval
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive training and experience in psychiatry
- Higher training experience in psychiatry.
Desirable
- oExperience of acting as s12(2) doctor or Responsible Clinician
Audit and Research
Essential
- Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
- Evidence of having undertaken audit relevant to speciality
- Proven capability to initiate and undertake original work.
Desirable
- Evidence of service wide audit with significant and lasting impact on practice
- Evidence of original and relevant research in speciality.
Management
Essential
- Management and Administration Experience
Desirable
- Experience of Appraising Staff
- Evidence of Service Development
Teaching
Essential
- Evidence of having delivered postgraduate teaching
Desirable
- Evidence of Teaching Medical Students
Personal Attributes
Essential
- proven commitment to team approach and Multi Disciplinary Working
- Capacity to work under pressure and respond flexibly to varying demands
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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).
