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Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Acute CareInpatient Psychiatry There are 2 wards for adults in Ablett Unit,with 10 beds for females (Dinas Female) and 10 beds for maleinpatients (Dinas male) as well as s136 suite. The Home TreatmentTeam is also based in the Ablett Unit. The Ablett unit also hostsan 8 bedded male locked rehabilitation ward (Cynnydd) as well as a10 bedded Older Persons' functional ward (Tegid ward). The adultacute care service covers the 20 bedded adult ward and the HomeTreatment Team (HTT). The Home Treatment Team has the capacity totake on approximately 25 patients at any one time. CrisesResolution Services are provided within the local community mentalhealth services and do not form part of this acute care model. TheAcute care Teams work collaboratively with CMHTs to ensure timelycommunication and care planning. The care of individuals is subjectto the Mental Health Measure (Wales) 2010 and the post holder isexpected to work in line with the requirements of the MH Measure.The post holder will provide patient-centered recovery-based carethrough a supervisory and consultancy role. They will provideResponsible Clinician oversight for approximately half of the ADULTacute care service covering 10 beds and half the HTT patientsalongside the other Substantive Approved Clinician. Main duties ofthe job The post holder will be the treating consultant alongsidethe other Approved Clinician for inpatients admitted to Dinas Maleand female wards and those accepted for Home Treatment Team. Theadult inpatient wards admit patients from Denbighshire and Conwyand occasionally from the East and West areas. The Division has anactive bed management process, which allows flexibility in managingthe available beds. On occasion, patients are admitted to thecorresponding units in the east and west localities. Admissions tothe wards typically come from the community via CMHT or the generalhospitals via Psychiatric Liaison Service. Medical oversight ofadmissions occurs with a handover of consultant responsibility atthe time of admission and discharge. The post holder and colleaguesin the community work closely to facilitate continuity of care anddischarge planning. The CMHT remains involved in patient care whenadmitted. The post holder will be the responsible clinician forpatients admitted under the Mental Health Act. They will providemedical leadership to the multidisciplinary team. The post holderwill work closely with the sector consultant, CMHT, and localauthorities to provide continuity of care and robust dischargeplanning. The post holder will work using the Mental Health Measureand local policies. The post holder will be the supervising doctorfor junior doctors attached to the post. About us We are delightedthat you are interested in joining the Mental Health and LearningDisabilities Division. When you join the Mental Health and LearningDisabilities division, you can balance work and life - withflexible working opportunities, hybrid and agile vacancies and anabundance of training and career development opportunities. Some ofthe many benefits of joining the Mental Health and LearningDisabilities Division include: - Wellness, Work and Us - a humanservice providing support and intervention to staff at times ofneed. The quality of our interactions is grounded in our own senseof wellbeing - when we are well, we can better support each otherand the people who use our services. - Offering services rangingfrom drop-in sessions, counselling, coaching & an onsite gym. -Managerial and Clinical supervisions - regular opportunities forstaff to gain feedback from managers, discuss developmentopportunities and focus on overall wellbeing. - Flexible working tosuit you and your family, such as full-time, annualised hours,part-time, term time, remote and hybrid working, to enable you toachieve a great work-life balance. Let us discuss! - Support toprogress your career in a place that allows you to reach your goalsinside work and out. - A chance to be recognised for great workthrough our staff achievement awards. - Continued professionaldevelopment opportunities through our in-house training andexternal academic courses within local colleges and universities.Job responsibilities You will be able to find a full JobDescription and Personal Specification attached within thesupporting documents or please click Apply Now to view in Trac.Person Specification Qualifications - MB BS or equivalent medicalqualification. - Qualification or higher degree in medicaleducation, clinical research or management. - MRCPsych or MRCPsychequivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. - WelshAC Approval. - Fully registered with the GMC with a licence topractise at the time of appointment. - Included on GMC SpecialistRegister or within 6 months of completing CCT. - Approved Clinicianstatus or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment. -Approved under S12 or able to achieve within 3 months ofappointment. - In good standing with GMC with respect to warningand conditions on practice. Clinical Skills - Evidence of trainingin the core and specialist competencies for community psychiatry. -Experience in leading a multi-disciplinary team. - Experience ofcommunity psychiatric practice. Disclosure and Barring ServiceCheck This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act(Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for asubmission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and BarringService (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminalconvictions. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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