Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry.

This post will act as Consultant Psychiatrist within the 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.

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

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

You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales.  The basic salary for this post is £116,600 per annum.

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

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

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).  

West (Pendine) Cardiff CMHT covers a diverse city area of Cardiff with some areas of deprivation and serves an adult population of approximately 65,000.  The CMHT covers the neighbourhoods of Ely, Caerau, Llandaff, St Fagans, Fairwater and Radyr. The CMHT is based in Ely on Cowbridge Road West. 

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

Working for our organisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services.   Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.