Job summary
The post provides specialist psychiatric rehabilitation expertise to the Outreach and Recovery Team (ORT) currently serving the Rhondda and Taff areas and which works on Assertive Outreach principles. The post holder will also be responsible for the Cefn Yr Afon Unit, an 18-bedded mixed gender rehabilitation facility working on Community Rehabilitation Unit principles in Bridgend.
Full details on attached job description
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to liaise with other senior clinicians as and when necessary.
The post holder will be expected to
provide clinical psychiatric rehabilitation expertise and leadership to a defined multidisciplinary outreach and recovery team and an inpatient rehabilitation team.
provide specialist assessment and clinical management of patients aged 18 and over with mental health problems under the ORT and inpatients at Cefn Yr Afon.
provide medical liaison and advice regarding patients to local consultants and GPs as necessary.
Full Details on Attached JD and Person specification
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
Interview date: 21st of January 2025
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
provide supervision for the Speciality doctor and core trainee, and to a Specialty Training Registrar if the post holder is approved as an Educational Supervisor and if an ST is allocated to the team.
liaise effectively with members of the team, other services within the Health Board, general practitioners and other agencies.
contribute to the management of the service by attendance at appropriate committees and meetings, by involvement in audit and by taking on specific management roles which may, from time to time, be agreed.
play an active role in the education and training of medical, nursing and other staff.
maintain their professional knowledge base and competency by involvement in continuing professional development (CPD) and to take part in the Wales Revalidation Process which includes annual appraisals for the purposes of revalidation.
Arrange cross cover with the other rehabilitation and sector consultants.
take part in the consultant on-call rota within the Mental Health Directorate.
undertake responsibilities under the Mental Health Act as a s.12 approved doctor and as an Approved Clinician.
undertake responsibilities under the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010.
full details on attached Job Description
Job description
Job responsibilities
provide supervision for the Speciality doctor and core trainee, and to a Specialty Training Registrar if the post holder is approved as an Educational Supervisor and if an ST is allocated to the team.
liaise effectively with members of the team, other services within the Health Board, general practitioners and other agencies.
contribute to the management of the service by attendance at appropriate committees and meetings, by involvement in audit and by taking on specific management roles which may, from time to time, be agreed.
play an active role in the education and training of medical, nursing and other staff.
maintain their professional knowledge base and competency by involvement in continuing professional development (CPD) and to take part in the Wales Revalidation Process which includes annual appraisals for the purposes of revalidation.
Arrange cross cover with the other rehabilitation and sector consultants.
take part in the consultant on-call rota within the Mental Health Directorate.
undertake responsibilities under the Mental Health Act as a s.12 approved doctor and as an Approved Clinician.
undertake responsibilities under the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010.
full details on attached Job Description
Person Specification
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
Qualifications and Eligibility
Essential
- Current GMC registration
- MRC Psych or equivalent
- S.12 (2) Approval
- Approved Clinician Approval
Desirable
- Relevant Clinical qualification
- Additional postgrad Qualification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Competence in current assessment and treatment
- Competence in risk assessment and management
- Understanding of relevant clinical legal and policy issues
Desirable
Person Specification
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
Qualifications and Eligibility
Essential
- Current GMC registration
- MRC Psych or equivalent
- S.12 (2) Approval
- Approved Clinician Approval
Desirable
- Relevant Clinical qualification
- Additional postgrad Qualification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Competence in current assessment and treatment
- Competence in risk assessment and management
- Understanding of relevant clinical legal and policy issues
Desirable
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).
