Consultant Psychiatrist

A vacancy has arisen for a Consultant Psychiatrist.

This is a part-time role working 26.25 hours per week.

You will be reporting to the Medical Director. You will be joining the 4 experienced full-time forensic consultants and two part-time consultants at the hospital, supported by a full-time resident doctor who provides out-of-hours cover. Each ward has a full multidisciplinary team (MDT), with a psychologist, occupational therapist and social worker. The hospital has a well-established system of clinical governance and a quality improvement programme.

The successful candidate will actively participate in clinical governance at both ward and hospital levels. The on-call rota is 1 in 5 (non-resident) and covers Llanarth Court, Priory Hospital Cardiff, and Ty Cwm Rhondda. While the Resident Doctor at Llanarth handles most medical issues, occasional attendance may be required. Priory Hospital Cardiff is a bespoke therapeutic unit with up to four patients, and Ty Cwm Rhondda is a 20-bed low secure unit.

For an informal discussion, please contact Dr. Ajat Sanikop, Medical Director, at  Visits to meet the MDT and management team are welcome.

The role is based at Llanarth Court Hospital and initially to cover low secure service, in the future there is an opportunity to work on both male and female medium secure services on the same site.

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• The ideal candidate will be a fully registered and licensed medical practitioner, and a Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. They should be on, or eligible for, the Specialist Register (or within six months of achieving their CCT at the time of interview) and approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983, preferably in Wales. Experience in forensic psychiatry is desirable.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.