Consultant Psychiatrist - Fendrod Ward
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Swansea
Salary
£114,099 – £166,585
Training post
No
Trust type
Teaching
Posted
2 weeks ago
About the role
This is a replacement post joining a team of 4 Consultants responsible for the provision of Acute Adult Mental Health services to the Health Board. The Mental Health Division is responsible for providing Adult Mental Health Services, Older People Mental Health Services, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and Substance Misuse Services. The successful candidate will work within the Adult Mental Health Directorate. The 4 consultant posts have 2 consultant posts allocated to Ward F in Neath Port Talbot Hospital. There are also 2 consultant posts that are allocated to the treatment wards, Clyne and Fendrod, Cefn Coed Hospital. This post will make up the 4th consultant post, based in Fendrod Ward. Fendrod ward is a male acute, admission and treamtne ward and there are 20 beds. The consultant will be supported with a team of 10 nurses and 9 health care support workers and in addition there is 1 ward clerk and 1 activities coordinator to support and engage with the patients regularly to undertake different activities. The admission and treatment ward teams are supported by colleagues who specialize in physiotherapy, occupational therapy and psychology with a psychologist onsite working with patients in additional sessions as part of their treatment.