Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry - Gabalfa CMHT

Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry within the North West area of Cardiff.

The post holder will act as Responsible Clinician to clients cared for by the neighbourhood services who are in-patients or in the community under the Mental Health Act 1983 and in accordance with the Wales Mental Health Measure. The post holder will manage both community and in-patients but they are supported by a Consultant colleague in the Crisis Service who manages the early part of acute admissions (up to 14 days).

Although this post is full-time, consideration will be given to applicants who require flexible working arrangements.

Applicants should either be on the Specialist Register or be a Specialist Registrar within six months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT / CESR(CP) at the time of interview.

You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales.  The starting salary for this post is £130,380 per annum, rising to a maximum of £154,760 per annum.

Applicants must ensure they provide names and contact details of referees covering at least the last 3 years of their employment/training history in full.  In addition, applicants who are currently or have most recently been employed as a substantive Consultant or as a Locum Consultant in post for more than 12 months must also provide the name of their Medical Director as an additional referee.

Main duties of the job

North West (Gabalfa) Cardiff CMHT covers a diverse part of Cardiff and serves an adult population of approximately 95,000.

The post holder will work closely with the other Consultant Psychiatrist and the Specialist doctor based in the team.

The CMHT covers the neighbourhoods of Llanishen, Whitchurch, Llandaff North, Gabalfa, Lisvane, Heath and Cathays. The CMHT is based in the Gabalfa Centre.

A weekly multidisciplinary referral meeting is held in which referrals are discussed and individual care pathways are agreed. A weekly MDT is held at which assessments are presented, complex cases are discussed and in-patients are reviewed.

There are an average of 90 new referrals a month which are screened and allocated, with the majority being seen initially by non-medical members of the team or signposted to appropriate agencies.

The number of inpatients vary and are currently accommodated in the new purpose-built Acute Adult Inpatient Unit Hafan Y Coed at University Hospital Llandough which also has a high care ward where patients may be accommodated if needed.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services.

Academic interests will be encouraged; research and teaching in collaboration with Cardiff University’s School of Medicine will be expected.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.