Speciality Doctor in Liaison Psychiatry

Job summary

The post holder will be based in the Heddfan Unit, Wrexham and will be responsible for organising their professional day and for ensuring that they can be contacted at all times during working hours. Due to the nature of liaison psychiatry a significant degree of flexibility with respect to the organisation of work will be required.

The post holder will support the Liaison Team with input to the Wrexham Maelor DGH. Starting from the single point of access, liaison nursing staff will screen referrals and allocate appropriately to adult, older adult or alcohol liaison Band 6 nurses. Sometimes assessments are carried out jointly including with the team Occupational Therapist or Specialty doctor. The post holder will help with assessments where required and supervise assessments helping with diagnosis/formulation of patients' problems and ensuring a clear management plan is available and well documented in patients' notes and communicated with the relevant teams.

Ensuring an updated management plan is available for all patients open to the liaison team would be an important function of the daily ward round.

The post holder will offer their expertise with difficult/challenging assessments and/or management of patients both those open to the Liaison Team and those referred directly to the post holder by consultant colleagues in the District General Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide specialist psychiatric assessment, treatment and management for adults aged 18 upwards presenting to the district general hospital. The post holder will provide consultation and supervision for the liaison team.

The post holder will be based with the liaison team and work with the team leader to ensure clinical leadership of the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will assist with clinical supervision of the team. It is anticipated that the post holder will assist in training of team members in clinical matters.

The service operates an Acute Care Model with 2 dedicated inpatient consultants managing the new to service admitted patients. The inpatient consultants also have responsibility for the Home Treatment Team patients. The post holder will work collaboratively with the Acute Care Services.

There is a dedicated session within the job plan for consultation with the Acute Care Service. In the event of one of the acute care consultants being on leave overall responsibility for the inpatients is held by the other acute consultant. The post holder is expected to support acute care with their acute care session.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

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Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.