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The successful applicant will provide clinical expertise and strategic leadership as we look to develop our mental health services to meet the population needs of Hywel Dda UHB.

• Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
• MRCPsych or FRCPsych or other
• Valid Certified Advanced Life Support Skills
Desirable
• Appropriate Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD or MSc or equivalent
• On Specialist Register with GMC or CCT due within 6 months of interview date
• Or CESR or equivalent European Qualifications for Specialist Registration
Clinical Experience Essential
• Broad based experience in General Adult Psychiatry
• Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
• Knowledge and participation in CPD
• Competence in eg. Acute General and Geriatric Medicine
• Able to apply knowledge
• Safe and effective written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge and experience of communicating bad news
• Meet the requirement of the GMC's Good Medical Practice
Desirable
• Experience of NHS
• Wider experience, research and training in providing sub specialty service
• Evidence of above average performance
• Additional clinical qualification(s)
Clinical Governance Essential
• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
• Comprehension of core philosophy and building blocks of Clinical Governance
Desirable
• Knowledge of risk management
• Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process
Research Essential
• Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence so as to improve clinical outcomes
Desirable
• Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
• Research degree
Teaching Essential
• Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors
• Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff
Desirable
• Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
• Training the Trainers experience
Management Essential
• Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
• Willingness to participate in clinical management
Desirable
• Evidence of management training, All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
• Satisfactory Immigration Status
• Satisfactory Health Clearance
• Satisfactory Declaration, Enhanced CRB Disclosure Check
• Ability to fulfil all duties of post, including on-call commitments and travel to meet requirements of the post, Ability to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility
• Excellent interpersonal skills and team-working skills
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary and multi-agency team and independently
• Ability to work flexibly in response to the changing needs of the mental health service
Desirable
• Evidence of leadership attributes
• Motivational skills
  
  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 (six 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