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Job summary

Main area
Psychiatry
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (10 sessions)
Job ref
100-MED-MHLD-167-AA
Employer
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Learning Disability Service
Town
Pembroke Dock
Salary
£110,240 - £160,951 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/05/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Hywel Dda University Health Board logo

Consultant in Psychiatry for Adults with LD

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.

If you are registered Health Care professional considering relocating to the Hywel Dda area in West Wales please don’t hesitate to contact our recruitment campaigns team directly via [email protected]

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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.


The Agenda for Change Pay Award for 2026/27 is effective from 1st April 2026.

Please note successful applicants with a start date from 1st April onwards the salary will be as per the 2026/27 pay award. For further detail the pay circular is available via this link https://www.nhs.wales/files/pc-resources/afc-w-02-2026-pdf-pdf?ts=1773244958086

Job overview

Champion inclusion. Lead innovation. Transform lives.

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.

Main duties of the job

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

Working for our organisation

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 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.

For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy.

Please find below links to some useful information:

https://youtu.be/RUMDpjtu1sY  

https://youtu.be/Xb5ksZWmXm8  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgt03XPT6RQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLioZyqIpwk&t=33s   

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Full registration and a License to Practice with the General Medical Council.
  • On the GMC Specialist Register (including via Portfolio Pathway (CESR)/European Community Rights) or will have CCT due within six months of interview date.
  • Valid Certified Advanced Life Support.
  • Where a sub-specialty interest is required sub-specialty training should be to a level appropriate for UK consultant sub-specialist practice - fellowship or equivalent level experience.
  • Section 12 Approval
Desirable criteria
  • Additional Higher qualification(s).
  • AC Approved Clinician Status

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • Broad based experience within the specialty area.
  • Able to demonstrate core competencies and clinical skills relevant to the post.
  • Experience of leading a team.
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience working in the UK or NHS.

Clinical Governance

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of the role of Clinical Governance.
  • Participation in clinical audit (or quality improvement project) and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice.
  • Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process.
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of risk management.

Teaching

Essential criteria
  • Ability to critically assess learning requirements for self and others.
  • Evidence of organising programmes and teaching all staff groups.
  • Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff.
Desirable criteria
  • Teaching qualification.

Research and Scholarship

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates knowledge of current research and best practice in the specialty area.
  • Evidence of keeping up to date with current research and best practice.
  • Evidence of locating and using clinical guidelines appropriately.
  • Evidence of communicating and interpreting research evidence in a meaningful way.
Desirable criteria
  • Active participation in research.

Safeguarding

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates knowledge of safeguarding requirements and takes appropriate responsibility.
  • Evidence of applying appropriate equality and diversity legislation.

Other

Desirable criteria
  • Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work autonomously and be responsible for actions.
  • Ability to work flexibly.
  • Ability to remain calm whilst working under pressure.
  • Undertake responsibility for leading and supervising a team.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and team-working skills.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareNo smoking policyCymraegDisability confident employerStep into healthCarer Confident (With Welsh translation)Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldCore principlesStonewall 2023 Bronze

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Warren Lloyd
Job title
AMD and Consultant Psychiatrist CAMHS
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01267 674124
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