Consultant in Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability

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Hywel Dda University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post., We are seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate Consultant in Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability to join our Pembrokeshire Community Team for Learning Disabilities and help shape the next phase of service development.
We are driven by a clear purpose: to ensure people with learning disabilities can access high-quality, compassionate and equitable care for their presenting needs. Our Learning Disability Service continues to evolve, with well-established Dementia, Epilepsy and Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD) pathways, and an ambitious Mental Health Pathway currently in development.
As a service, we are deeply committed to reducing health inequalities for people with learning disabilities. In addition to our General Hospital Learning Disability Liaison Team, we have developed a Primary Care Liaison Service, strengthening early identification, intervention and prevention.
Education and collaboration sit at the heart of what we do. Our teams work closely with Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire People First, delivering high-quality teaching to a wide range of groups, including GP Trainees and Undergraduate Medical Students. These teams are currently being further strengthened to increase capacity, align with wider Directorate support for Liaison services, and enhance our proactive, preventative model of care., The post holder will provide specialist community psychiatric care to people with intellectual disabilities living in Pembrokeshire, working as part of a highly skilled, supportive and multidisciplinary team.
This is a senior leadership role offering the opportunity to influence service design, mentor colleagues and drive improvements in care quality and outcomes.
Key responsibilities include:
+ Providing clinical and professional leadership to staff within the specialty
+ Delivering safe, effective and evidence-based clinical care in line with Health Board policies and service plans
+ Supporting and developing teaching, training and research activities
+ Contributing to the Consultant on-call rota (1 in 14)
+ Playing an active role in service development, business planning and strategic growth
+ Working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team, supporting and training colleagues across professions, This role offers the opportunity to combine meaningful clinical leadership with the chance to shape inclusive services that genuinely change lives. You will be supported to innovate, to teach, and to lead within a Health Board that values compassion, collaboration and ambition.
If you are seeking a consultant role where your expertise can make a lasting difference - both clinically and system-wide - we would be delighted to hear from you.
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
+ Core expertise in Intellectual Disability Psychiatry
+ Experience in running or contributing to a specialty service
+ Strong leadership, team-building and mentoring skills
+ A commitment to continuous professional development, including audit and evidence-based practice
+ Active participation in CPD, appraisal and revalidation
You will also play a vital educational role, including:
+ Teaching and training undergraduate and postgraduate medical trainees
+ Acting as Supervisor to Resident and Middle Grade medical staff
Leading or contributing to regular multidisciplinary clinical audits
The successful candidate for this Consultant post will be eligible to hold an Honorary Academic title at a partner university on the understanding that they will participate in undergraduate teaching, including acting as an examiner, and support and facilitate research activities in an appropriate university faculty and school. They will take direction in these activities via the appropriate academic lead. The agreement to define the Honorary Academic responsibilities and associated programmed activities in relation to teaching time and research will be negotiated jointly between the post holder, the university and the Health Board. It will form part of the successful candidate's job plan. The award of the Honorary Academic contract will be dependent upon a formal application being submitted to the university in accordance with the Honorary Appointments procedures and will be available on a fixed term basis subject to satisfactory performance in the
academic activity undertaken.

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
+ Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
+ Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
+ Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
+ 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
+ Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services, Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.