Consultant in Learning Disabilities

Company: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
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Location: Clay Cross
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This post offers an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Psychiatrist to support the newly established Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will be expected to provide active consultant leadership and oversight to the Community Adult Learning Disability Service on the Isle of Wight. The Community Adult Learning Disability Team is fully multi-disciplinary, with psychology, nursing, OT, Physio, and a new Art Therapy role soon to be introduced. The team is dedicated and friendly and works closely with the team of experts by experience and wider system colleagues and services within Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust and the Isle of Wight NHS Trust. The team are also expecting investment to develop an Intensive Support Team/function in coming months which will be a valuable addition to the range of services offered.

Responsibilities

  • Work with other senior clinical team members to ensure that colleagues understand the professional status and specialty of all team members, their roles and responsibilities in the team, and who is responsible for each aspect of patient care.
  • Work with other senior clinical team members to ensure that staff are clear about their individual and team objectives, their personal and collective responsibilities for patient and public safety, and for openly and honestly recording and discussing problems.
  • Communicate effectively with colleagues within and outside the team, ensuring that arrangements are in place for relevant information to be passed on to the team promptly.
  • Work with other senior clinical team members to ensure that all team members have an opportunity to contribute to discussions and that they understand and accept the decisions taken.
  • Encourage team members to co‑operate and communicate effectively with each other.
  • Work with other senior clinical team members to ensure that each patient’s care is properly coordinated and managed, and that patients are given information about whom to contact if they have questions or concerns; this is particularly important when patient care is shared between teams.
  • Work with other senior clinical team members to set up and maintain systems to identify and manage risks in the team’s area of responsibility.

Qualifications

  • Full registration with the General Medical Council.
  • MRCPsych or recognised equivalent.
  • Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 12 months of CCT at time of interview. CCT in learning disability psychiatry. xwzovoh
  • Approved under section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983.

Benefits

  • 30,000 Golden Hello.

Posted: April 9th, 2026