Trosolwg o'r swydd

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP) Community team, covering the Cardiff North West Locality.

This a permanent 10-session Consultant post working in the Cardiff North West Community Mental Health Team. The role includes assessment and treatment of people over 65 years old with both functional (affective and psychotic disorders) and organic (neurodegenerative) illness, with frequent co-morbidity across both physical and mental health needs.  Assessments occur in both the community (private homes or care homes) and hospital settings (outpatient, day hospital, acute assessment and extended assessment venues).

The appointee will be expected to work closely with other MHSOP services including Community REACT (‘crisis’) team, Nursing and Residential Care Home Liaison Service, Younger Onset Dementia Service, Assessment and Recovery Unit and General Hospital Liaison Service. The post-holder will regularly participate and contribute to weekly multi-disciplinary team meetings.

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.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

The new Consultant will work to the job plan encompassing CMHT and in-patient work. 

The Consultant and team will input to in-patients across five wards. Outpatient clinics are held weekly and are currently at University Hospital Llandough or Maelfa Centre, Llanederyn.  The post holder will contribute to the service rotas. 

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.

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

You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales.  The basic salary range for this post is £106,000 per annum to £154,760 per annum.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Caerdydd a’r Fro yw un o’r Byrddau Iechyd Integredig mwyaf yn y DU, yn cyflogi dros 15,000 o staff ac yn darparu dros 100 o wasanaethau arbenigol. Mae gennym amrywiaeth o yrfaoedd i’w cynnig ar draws 6 safle ysbyty. Gan wasanaethu tua 500,000 o bobl sy’n byw yng Nghaerdydd a’r Fro, ein ffocws yw anghenion iechyd a gofal ein poblogaeth leol a gwaith partneriaeth i ddatblygu gwasanaethau rhanbarthol.

Ein cenhadaeth yw “Gofalu am Bobl, Cadw Pobl yn Iach”, a’n gweledigaeth yw y dylai siawns pob unigolyn o fyw bywyd iach fod yn gyfartal. Fel sefydliad rydym yn ddiedifar uchelgeisiol dros iechyd ein poblogaeth, gan ymateb i heriau heddiw ac yfory drwy ein strategaeth 10 mlynedd, Llunio ein Llesiant i’r Dyfodol. Rydym yn cyfrannu at Gymru iachach, gyda phwyslais mawr ar arloesi a gwella, gan ddysgu oddi wrth eraill ledled y byd ac arwain y ffordd mewn ymchwil glinigol. Mae gwaith partneriaeth yn gadarn yng Nghaerdydd a’r Fro, ac rydym yn gweithio’n agos gyda’n staff a’n cymuned.

Mae Caerdydd, prifddinas ffyniannus Cymru, yn ddinas wych i fyw a gweithio ynddi sy’n cynnig llwyth o atyniadau chwaraeon, celfyddydau a diwylliannol. Wedi’i leoli i’r gorllewin o Gaerdydd, mae Bro Morgannwg yn cynnig cyfuniad o gefn gwlad hardd Cymru ac arfordir naturiol dramatig. P’un ai’n fywyd dinesig neu’n fywyd gwledig, mae Caerdydd a’r Fro yn cynnig y gorau o’r ddau fyd.