Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist

at  Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

An exciting opportunity has risen to join the fantastic Liaison Psychiatry Medical Team.
This is a New Consultant post based in Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board for Liaison Services and you will be joining Colleagues in a very dynamic and forward looking Directorate, with supportive colleagues and a culture where development and progression is embedded. The Post holder will be managerially responsible to Dr Arif Alam, Interim Clinical Group Service Director. The Post holder will be required to liaise with Clinicians as and when necessary. Further the Post holder will be expected work at other UHB Sites if required.
The superb team work in a close working nature with other colleagues and this makes the Cwm Taf Morgannwg mental Health Liaison team stand out– A team that anyone would be proud to work with!
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interview Date: 13th June 2024
Implementation of the Mental Health Act and associated duties.
Liaison and collaboration with colleagues from the Directorate and beyond – including other organisations, Local Authorities and the third sector.
Supervision of team members as appropriate, taking a full part in referral handling and team meetings.
Taking on much of the clinical leadership of the team, working closely with other senior professionals including Mental Health Liaison Practitioners.
The management of complex cases, providing leadership and specialist advice to colleagues across the team.
Triaging new referrals and sign posting to most appropriate person to undertake initial assessment.
Assessment, diagnosis and formulation of management plans for patients
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.
To provide clinical expertise and leadership to a defined multidisciplinary Liaison Mental health team.
To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Health Board’s personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework.
To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.
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