Specialty Doctor / Senior Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry

We are looking for Specialty Doctors for all Psychiatry within our Health Board on one of our four sites, across the counties of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. All areas of psychiatry are welcomed including, General Adult, both community and in-patient, CAMHS and site location to be discussed with the successful candidates.

This will be subject to change as the Health Board's clinical requirements are amended to meet the needs of the service/patients.

Our Mental Health Service has an excellent track record, and has won national prizes from the Royal College of Psychiatry (RCPsych) award for its dedication to improve adult mental health services in mid and west Wales, withtwo of our high-flying consultant psychiatrists winning prestigious awards from the British Medical Association (BMA) for Learning Innovation and Outstanding Achievement.

Main duties of the job

We are working hard Transforming Mental Health Services within the Health Board and our core purpose is to work with people and lead communities in improving their mental and physical health and wellbeing for a better life; through delivering excellent and responsive prevention, diagnosis, early intervention, treatment and care.

If you are a senior doctor wishing to gain experience in the UK, and persue CESR, we are the only Health Board in Wales offering a structured CESR pathway. This scheme is recognised by the Wales Deanery and Royal College of psychiatrists. The posts offer excellent opportunities to gain valuable experience in busy and supportive departments within the Mental Health Service. We have a strong Psychotherapy unit and would offer acting up to Locum Consultant during this programme as well as dedicated support and Section 12 approval to become an Approved Clinician.

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