Speciality Doctor Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CITT)
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 Consultant Child Psychiatrist and with appropriate areas of skill that require development and further training.
This is a 0.5 WTE – 5 session fixed term, 2 year post within the Community Intensive Therapies Team
The Post Holder will work in the CIT Team of the Crisis pathway providing Part 2 work under the Mental Health Measure (Wales 2010)
The Main Responsibilities Of The Post
- Undertake comprehensive Psychiatric assessment and and formulate mangeemnt plans
- Provide pharmacological treatment for range of severe and endring mental health disorder
- Contribute multidiciplinary team working
- Support teaching to medical students and other staff
- Maintain CPD
- Participate in regular supervision
- No out of hours duties
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Callista Hettiarachichi Job title: Consultant CAMHS Email address: Callista.Hettiarachchi@wales.nhs.uk Telephone number: 02921 536730
Interested Applicants Are Encouraged To Contact
- Dr Callista Hettiarachichi
- Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist in Core Interventions Team
- Callista.Hettiarachchi@wales.nhs.uk or 02920536730
