Job summary
- Main area
- Perinatal
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week (5 sessions)
- Job ref
- 100-MED-MHLD-199
- Employer
- Hywel Dda University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ty Myddfai
- Town
- Carmarthen
- Salary
- £110,240 - £160,951 Per Annum Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Adult Mental Health/SCAMHS with special interest Perinatal
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
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Job overview
The consultant will be a leader within perinatal services locally. This will involve attendance at the Hywel Dda UHB Perinatal Mental Health and Wellbeing Steering Group and Wales Perinatal Mental Health Network meetings. It is particularly important to increase awareness understanding of perinatal mental health throughout the region. The consultant will be expected to work alongside the wider perinatal team to lead on improvements in this area. Close liaison and creating good relationships with other mental health services, obstetrics, paediatrics, primary care and children services will be a vital part of this.
The consultant will hold responsibility for all of the parents on the caseload of the Hywel Dda UHB PMHS. They will be expected to provide advice and assessments when needed.
The post holder will be provided with an office based Ty Myddfai. The post holder will share an allocated medical secretary with Perinatal Team.
Main duties of the job
The target patient group includes:
• Women who are moderately or severely mentally ill during pregnancy and within nine months of childbirth. This will be extended up to 24 months as the capacity of the service increases.
• Women with a past history of psychotic or other severe mental illness for preventative advice and/or interventions.
• Women with a maternal history of Bipolar affective disorder or psychotic illness for preventative advice and/or interventions.
• For women with less severe or disabling antenatal and postnatal illnesses the service also provides consultation and advice to other professionals.
The service accepts referrals from midwives, health visitors, obstetricians, GPs, psychiatric services, and other health care professionals. Referrals taken via telephone through the team duty system with the option of further discussion in the weekly MDT. Accepted referrals are then assessed through a screening clinic where those accepted by the service are allocated to a practitioner. Those not found to meet the referral criteria will be offered advice and consultation.
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
· Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;
· Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;
· 48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;
· Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;
· Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy.
Discussions around working pattern will take place during initial job planning, where preferences, requirements and options can be discussed and explored in full.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
- On Specialist Register with GMC or CCT due within 6 months of interview date
- Or CESR or equivalent European Qualifications for Specialist Registration
- MRCPsych or FRCPsych equivalent
- MBBS or equivalent
- Approved under Section 12(2) MHA 1983
- Valid Certified Advanced Life Support Skills
Desirable criteria
- Appropriate Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD or MSc or equivalent
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Broad based experience in General Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry
- Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
- Knowledge and participation in CPD
- Competence in Adult Mental Health or Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Expertise in perinatal services
Desirable criteria
- Experience of NHS
- Wider experience, research and training in providing sub specialty service
- Evidence of above average performance
- Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrist – for CCQi standards
- Additional clinical qualification(s)
Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of risk management
- Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process
Research
Essential criteria
- Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence so as to improve clinical outcomes
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
- Research Degree
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and Resident Doctors
Desirable criteria
- Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
- “Training the Trainers” experience
Management
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of management training
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are not necessary
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Warren Lloyd
- Job title
- AMD and Consultant Psychiatrist CAMHS
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01267 674124
- Additional information
Jane Whalley - Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Service Manager
[email protected]/ 01267229700
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