Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist

1. We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000.
2. 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.
3. 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.

We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.

Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.

Job overview

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: 10th July 2024

Main duties of the job

• 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

Working for our organisation

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.