Specialty Doctor for Young Onset Dementia Service

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an 8 session Specialty Doctor to join our Young Onset Dementia (YOD) team. The Cardiff and Vale Young Onset Dementia Service is a post Primary Progressive Dementia diagnosis Service , who work primarily with patients and the families of patients aged under 65 diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease & variants, Fronto temporal dementia, Vascular dementia, Mixed dementia and Lewy Body dementia/Parkinson's dementia. The post-holder will be based in the Young Onset Dementia Centre in Barry Hospital and will work in the community and inpatient settings. The work will consist of assessments of emergency and routine psychiatric patients, together with ongoing care under the supervision of the Consultant. Duties will involve a spectrum of activities including history taking, assessment of mental states, electronic record keeping, preparation of discharge summaries and written communication with GPs following outpatient clinics and domiciliary visits. The post-holder will provide support to a 14 bedded challenging behaviour inpatient YOD unit based in Barry Hospital. A significant amount of work is likely to be involved with patients who are or need to be detained under the Mental Health Act. Main duties of the job The post-holder will need to be able to work closely with and on behalf of the Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist for the YOD Team, within the Mental Health Services for Older People Directorate of the Mental Health Clinical Board. The post-holder will work in the community and inpatient settings. The work will consist of assessments of emergency and routine psychiatric patients, together with ongoing care under the supervision of the Consultant. Duties will involve a spectrum of activities including history taking, assessment of mental states, electronic record keeping, preparation of discharge summaries and written communication with GPs following outpatient clinics and domiciliary visits. The post-holder will provide support to St Barruc Ward, which has 14 beds and a respite bed. The ward is co-located with the community team, in Barry Hospital. A significant amount of work is likely to be involved with patients who are or need to be detained under the Mental Health Act. The post-holder will work closely with a number of professionals in the team including CPNs, Dementia Care Advisor, Dietitian, SLT, OT, Physiotherapist, Psychologist and Family Support Workers. The post-holder will regularly participate and contribute to weekly multi-disciplinary team meetings., The post-holder will work in the community and inpatient settings. The work will consist of assessments of emergency and routine psychiatric patients, together with ongoing care under the supervision of the Consultant. Duties will involve a spectrum of activities including history taking, assessment of mental states, electronic record keeping, preparation of discharge summaries and written communication with GPs following outpatient clinics and domiciliary visits. The post-holder will provide support to St Barruc Ward, which has 14 beds and a respite bed. The ward is co-located with the community team, in Barry Hospital. A significant amount of work is likely to be involved with patients who are or need to be detained under the Mental Health Act. You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents. Cewch hyd i Ddisgrifiad Swydd llawn a Manyleb y Person wediu hatodi o fewn y dogfennau ategol

• Full GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice
• MB BS or recognised equivalent
Desirable
• Experience in working in mental health services in UK.
• Section 12 (2) recognition under MHA 1983 or qualification to become Section 12 approved
Experience Essential
• Four years full-time postgraduate training (or part-time equivalent), at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as fixed-term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty, OR equivalent experience / competencies
• Experience of working in mental health services in UK.
Desirable
• MRCPsych
SKILLS KNOWLEDGE ABILITY Essential
• Effective communication skills
• Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
• Ability to take independent clinical decisions when necessary and to seek advice from senior doctors as appropriate
• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
Desirable
• Audit
• Research interests in areas of special expertise, Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
• Ability to work both in a team and alone
• Motivated and efficient
• Commitment to working as part of a multidisciplinary team
  
  Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together, and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.