Specialist Grade in Psychiatry for Adults with LD

Specialist Grade in Psychiatry for Adults with LD

As a Specialist Grade Doctor, you will provide expert community psychiatric care to people with intellectual disabilities who reside within the county of Pembrokeshire. The service has already implemented Dementia, Epilepsy, and PMLD pathways. You will lead clinical care, teaching activities and contribute to service development and governance.

This post is ideal for doctors seeking to consolidate their experience or progress within Non-Consultant Career Grades. You’ll be supported through the Portfolio Pathway to gain Specialist Registration and advance your career in a structured, nurturing environment.

We are committed to tackling health inequalities for people with learning disabilities. Our Primary Care Liaison service and General Hospital LD Liaison team work closely with Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire People First to deliver educational sessions to GP trainees and undergraduate medical students. These teams are expanding to increase capacity and align with the wider Directorate’s focus on liaison, early intervention, and prevention.

Our Mental Health Service is nationally recognized by the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the British Medical Association for innovation and excellence in adult mental health care across mid and west Wales. Join us in shaping the future of inclusive mental health services while advancing your career in a forward-thinking and supportive environment.

Main duties of the job

Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:

• To ensure the provision and delivery of a first-class clinical service.
• To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the speciality.
• To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate.
• To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board’s procedures and operating policies.
• To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Health Board’s service plans.
• To contribute to the Consultant on-call rota (1 in 14 rota).
• To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty or the Health Board.
• Core clinical expertise in the field of Intellectual Disability Psychiatry.
• Experience and knowledge of running a specialty service.
• Leadership and team building skills as well as working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Supporting and training multi-disciplinary teams.
• Participating in CPD including Audit.
• You are expected to maintain your professional development for Revalidation.
• A Teaching and Training role for medical undergraduates and postgraduates.
• Supervisor role to Junior and Middle Grade Medical Staff.
• To undertake regular multi-disciplinary clinical audit and provide evidence based medicine.