Job overview

The Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Hergest Unit, Bangor consists of six beds and admits patients according to the national guidelines from across North Wales.  The ward is fully staffed and there is input from professionals other than nurses, such as Occupational Therapists and Psychologists. 

The Home Treatment Team (HTT) is also based at Hergest Unit and is a well-established team, covering Anglesey, North Gwynedd and parts of West Conwy.  The total population is around 150 000.  On average the team holds a caseload of around 15 patients.  They work closely with the local Community Mental Health Teams in accordance with the HTT Operational Policy, which has been accepted by the colleagues and the Acute Care Forum.

A full-time middle grade doctor is allocated to support the post holder in covering the PICU and HTT.

Main duties of the job

3 sessions Direct Clinical Care – PICU

The post holder will take clinical responsibility, including acting as Responsible Clinician for the patients admitted to the PICU in Bangor.  This is a regional service and may accept admissions from all over North Wales.

The post holder will be a reference point for the multi-disciplinary teams taking an active part in ensuring that assessment, treatment and review procedures are consistent and of high quality.

4 sessions Direct Clinical Care – HTT

The post holder will take clinical responsibility, including acting as Responsible Clinician for the patients accepted by the HTT in Bangor.  The post holder will be working as part of the multi-disciplinary team taking an active part in ensuring that assessment, treatment and review procedures are consistent and of high quality.

Working for our organisation

We are delighted that you are interested in joining the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Division. When you join the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities division, you can balance work and life – with flexible working opportunities, hybrid and agile vacancies and an abundance of training and career development opportunities.

Some of the many benefits of joining the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Division include;

• Wellness, Work and Us - a human service providing support and intervention to staff at times of need. The quality of our interactions is grounded in our own sense of wellbeing - when we are well, we can better support each other and the people who use our services.
• Offering services ranging from drop-in sessions, counselling, coaching & an onsite gym.
• Managerial and Clinical supervisions – regular opportunities for staff to gain feedback from managers, discuss development opportunities and focus on overall wellbeing.
• Flexible working to suit you and your family, such as full time, annualised hours, part time, term time, remote and hybrid working, to enable you to achieve a great work-life balance. Let us discuss!
• Support to progress your career in a place that allows you to reach your goals inside work and out.
• A chance to be recognised for great work through our staff achievement awards.
• Continued professional development opportunities through our in house training and external academic courses within local colleges and universities