Speciality Doctor Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Interventions Team: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

Applications are invited for a Specialty Doctor post to support the delivery of care within the Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Care Group for under 18s in Cardiff and Vale.

The Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Care Group is driving forward the transformational agenda for CAMH services in Wales with the development of existing services in line with the new Mental Health strategy and stepped care model.

Our new colleague will be an enthusiastic and committed psychiatrist with an interest in service development and with a strong desire to help service users and families.

Working alongside the teams, you will provide specialist psychiatric assessment and management to contribute to formulation and diagnosis, and the delivery of care.

As a psychiatrist, you will have experience and knowledge in carrying a service user caseload, including assessing service users with complex needs, and supporting families with care planning.

Care co-ordination, consultation, supervision and supporting other members of the multi-disciplinary team will be key aspects of the role, as well as partnership working with health, education and social care. The post holder will be supported in this role by a Consultant Child Psychiatrist and with appropriate areas of skill that require development and further training.

This is a 0.5 WTE – 5 session permanent post within the EWMH interventions team

Main duties of the job

Our Single Point of Access (SPOA) manages queries, advice, consultation and the referral process into our services. This model has reduced the number of referrals through providing accessible signposting and advice to both families and professionals. Contacts with SPOA result in a monthly average of circa 200 young people and families being offered a Choice appointment with our core assessment team. Referrals identified as specifically relating to an eating disorder (ED) at SPOA are assessed within the multidisciplinary ED clinic.

The Post Holder will work in the Core Interventions team (previously generic CAMHS) providing Part 1 & Part 2 work under the Mental Health Measure (Wales 2010)

The Main responsibilities of the post:

psychiatric assessment and intervention including pharmacological treatment and Mental Health Act Assessments within the Core Intervention Team

Involvement in prescription rota (depending on working days)

Involvement in Peer Group

Support teaching to medical students and other staff

Maintain CPD

No out of hours duties.

The Consultant Psychiatrists in the Core Intervention Team provide consultation sessions for the wider service to provide advice, manage any necessary medical investigations and identify when and how young people require direct psychiatric input which may result in allocation to partnership work or the offer of one-off joint appointment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oMBBS or recognised equivalent oEligible for full GMC registration with a licence to practise oSection 12 MHA or support to gain this

Desirable

• oAcademic excellence (prizes, merits, distinctions etc.)

Experience

Essential

• oFour years’ full-time postgraduate training (or part-time equivalent), at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as fixed-term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty, OR equivalent experience / competencies

Desirable

• oAssessment of emergencies

Skills

Essential

• oEvidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working oEffective and demonstrable communication skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues oUp to date with current medical practices oAbility to take appropriate clinical decisions when necessary oUnderstanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance oValues aligned to those of the Health Board o At least part of the specialty training programme or relevant experience should be in the UK

Desirable

• oAudit oTeaching oComputing skills oResearch interests relevant to the specialty

Personal Qualities

Essential

• . Motivated and efficient . Able to relate to patients, staff and medical colleagues . Flexible, caring and hard working . Evidence of ability to work both in a team and alone

Other requirements

Essential

• . Satisfactory immigration / right to work status . Satisfactory Occupational Health clearance . Satisfactory Disclosure (DBS) check or equivalent

Closing Date: 4 November 2026