Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist

Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom

7/21/2025

An exciting opportunity has risen to join the fantastic Liaison Psychiatry Medical Team.

This is a replacement 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 Tim Chan, Clinical Director, OAMHS. 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: September 10th 2025

To find out more, view our Psychiatry recruitment pack here.

• 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
  
  

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Tim Chan Job title: Consultant Psychiatrist Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01656 752251

Dr Cal Bascom

Consultant Psychiatrist

[email protected]