Consultant Psychiatrist - Community

Temple B'Nai Abraham Inc; Maesteg; On-site; GBP 110,000 - GBP 161,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Wales seeks a Consultant Psychiatrist to lead a multidisciplinary community mental health team. The role emphasizes the management of adult patients and supervision of junior medical staff in compliance with health regulations. Candidates must have full GMC registration and MRCPsych or equivalent qualifications, alongside comprehensive training in psychiatry. This position promises a competitive salary, and applications from Welsh speakers are encouraged.

Qualifications

• Comprehensive training and experience in psychiatry.
• Higher training experience in psychiatry.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical expertise and leadership to a multidisciplinary team.
• Manage clinical assessment and management of adult patients.
• Undertake administrative duties associated with patient care.

Skills

Comprehensive training in psychiatry

Evidence of undertaking audit relevant to specialty

Management and Administration Experience

Education

Full GMC Registration

MRCPsych or equivalent

Approved Clinician Approval

Job description

Job Summary

To provide clinical expertise and leadership to a defined multidisciplinary adult community mental health team. To provide specialist assessment and clinical management of adult patients in the community. To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Health Board’s personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework. To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant. To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.

Welsh and English speakers welcome to apply.

The post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Interview date: 14th April 2026.

Main Duties

Responsibility for the provision of Adult Mental Health Services in the area of North Bridgend (approximate population 55,000 adults). A second catchment area Consultant Psychiatrist currently in post will provide services for the population of Bridgend South.

Responsible for the application of the Mental Health Act when applied by the post holder to their patients.

Work collaboratively with the other Adult Mental Health Services.

About Us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Core Values

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff the lifeblood of our organisation and the diverse communities that we serve.

Details

Date posted: 08 January 2026

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £110,240 to £160,951 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time

Reference number: 110‑MD360‑0725‑D

Job locations: Maesteg Hospital, Ewenny Road, Maesteg, CF34 9PW

Job Responsibilities

• Record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively, and submit this promptly to the Information Department.
• Participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.
• Participate in annual appraisal for consultants.
• Attend and participate in the academic Programme of the Health Board, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD Programme.
• Maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, to work within the framework of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure and to abide by professional codes of conduct.

Person Specification

Essential Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration.
• MRCPsych or equivalent.
• Approved Clinician Approval.

Desirable Qualifications

• Additional relevant postgraduate qualification.
• Relevant clinical qualification.
• Welsh Clinician approval.

Essential Experience

• Comprehensive training and experience in psychiatry.
• Higher training experience in psychiatry.

Desirable Experience

• Experience of acting as responsible clinician.

Audit and Research

Essential

• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance.
• Evidence of having undertaken audit relevant to speciality.
• Proven capability to initiate and undertake original work.

Desirable

• Evidence of service-wide audit with significant and lasting impact on practice.
• Evidence of original and relevant research in speciality.

Management and Teaching

Essential

• Management and Administration Experience.
• Ability to supervise staff effectively.
• Evidence of having delivered multidisciplinary teaching.
• Evidence of having delivered postgraduate teaching.

Desirable

• Experience of appraising staff.
• Evidence of formal management training.
• Evidence of teaching medical students.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required to check for any previous convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current skilled‑worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Further information can be found on the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. Further information can be seen on the NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

Employer name: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address: Maesteg Hospital, Ewenny Road, Maesteg, CF34 9PW

Website: https://joinctm.wales/