You will join a dynamic multi-disciplinary team in a secure, closed environment caring for adults with complex mental health needs, often detained under the Mental Health Act. You'll assess, diagnose, and treat inpatients, contributing to individualised recovery pathways aimed at community reintegration.

Requirements

• Fully registered with GMC
• Substantial psychiatric experience
• MRCPsych or equivalent OR SAS qualification
• Experience in mental health rehabilitation and risk management
• Confidence working in a locked rehab setting

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality psychiatric care through assessments, medication management, MDT ward rounds, and risk formulation.
• Develop and implement tailored care and discharge plans.
• Collaborate with OT, nursing, psychology, social work, and external agencies.
• Contribute to clinical governance, audits, teaching, and service improvement initiatives.
• Undertake assessments, diagnosis, and treatment.
• Develop Care and Treatment Plans under the Mental Health (Wales) Measure.
• Participate in MDT ward rounds, risk assessments, and discharge planning.
• Physical health monitoring.
• Adhere to GMC Good Medical Practice, Caldicott principles, and legal frameworks including the Mental Health Act.

Benefits

• Opportunities for CPD, research, and service development are available.

About Swansea Bay University Health Board

Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot. Mental Health and Learning Disabilities services are provided both in hospital settings (Cefn Coed Hospital, Swansea Caswell clinic and Taith Newydd at Glanrhyd Bridgend) and other community settings. We also have community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals. The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of Southwest Wales. Swansea is Wales' second largest city and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself.

Application Process

• For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.
• This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
• 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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
• From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
• Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).