Specialty Doctor in Gwelfor/Stepdown

Job summary

We are seeking a committed Specialty Doctor to join our multi-disciplinary team at Gwelfor Locked Rehabilitation Unit and Stepdown Houses, Cefn Coed Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to provide high-quality psychiatric care for adults with complex mental health needs, often detained under the Mental Health Act. This is a permanent position.

Working under the supervision of a Consultant Psychiatrist, you will contribute to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness, and develop Care and Treatment Plans in line with the Mental Health (Wales) Measure. You will participate in ward rounds, risk assessments, and clinical governance activities, ensuring patient safety and recovery-focused care.

The post offers opportunities for involvement in teaching, audit, and service development within a supportive University Health Board environment. We value innovation, teamwork, and continuous professional development, and encourage participation in our academic programme.

You will Join a dynamic multi-disciplinary team in a secure, closed environment caring for adults with complex mental health needs, often detained under the Mental Health Act. You'll assess, diagnose, and treat inpatients, contributing to individualised recovery pathways aimed at community reintegration.

Main duties of the job

Provide high-quality psychiatric care through assessments, medication management, MDT ward rounds, and risk formulation. Develop and implement tailored care and discharge plans. Collaborate with OT, nursing, psychology, social work, and external agencies.

Contribute to clinical governance, audits, teaching, and service improvement initiatives.

Successful candidate will need to be fully registered with GMC, with substantial psychiatric experience. MRCPsych or equivalent OR SAS qualification. Experience in mental health rehabilitation and risk management.

Confidence working in a locked rehab setting. The Specialty Doctor will provide high-quality psychiatric care for adults with severe and enduring mental illness within Gwelfor Locked Rehabilitation Unit and Stepdown Houses at Cefn Coed Hospital. Working under Consultant supervision, you will undertake assessments,

diagnosis, and treatment, develop Care and Treatment Plans under the Mental Health (Wales) Measure, and participate in MDT ward rounds, risk assessments, and discharge planning. Responsibilities include physical health monitoring, medication management, clinical governance, audit, and teaching. You will adhere to GMC Good Medical Practice, Caldicott principles, and legal frameworks including the Mental Health Act. Opportunities for CPD, research, and service development are available.

About us

Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people.We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.

Mental Health and learning Disabilities services are provided both in hospital settings (Cefn Coed Hospital, Swansea Caswell clinic and Taith Newydd at Glanrhyd Bridgend) and other community settings.

We also have community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals.

The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of Southwest Wales.

Swansea is Wales' second largest city and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself.