Consultant Adult Psychiatrist - The Forge, Port Talbot
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Port Talbot
Salary
£114,099 – £166,585
Training post
No
Trust type
Teaching
Posted
2 weeks ago
About the role
This post will be based in the Forge Centre, Neath Port Talbot. Within the Forge CMHT the multidisciplinary team includes 1 specialty doctor, 1 junior doctor, 2 team managers, 5 community psychiatric nurses, 5 social workers,1.5 community wellbeing officers, 1 occupational therapist, 1 psychologist and a part time advanced nurse practitioner trainee. There are also 1 medical secretary and 4 clerical staff. MDT working is integral to the functioning of several services, with the Local Authority Social Services team being integrated within the CMHT. Over and above MDT working within specialist teams, a strong culture of co-operative working has been established between the consultant psychiatrists and doctors. There are 5 Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT), Areas 1 and 2 and then the Area 3 team cover Swansea, the Forge and Tonna CMHT provide services for Neath Port Talbot. The current caseload for a consultant is around 110 patients and there are approximately 1,000 patients for the outpatient clinics. This role will support this caseload in order to build on their experience. This post is pending Royal College Approval.