Job summary

We are pleased to share an opportunity for an experienced Consultant Adult Psychiatrist within our warm and welcoming Adult Mental Health Team in the Rhondda Locality of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, based at the Pentre Municipal Buildings.

This is a chance to become part of a passionate and dedicated team that values excellent patient care, professional development, and staff wellbeing. Across our localities--Taff-Ely, Merthyr, Cynon, and Bridgend--you’ll find well‑established teams led by substantive Consultants, a number of whom have joined in recent years, creating a vibrant and supportive peer network.

We take pride in our friendly, down‑to‑earth approach, where kindness, collaboration, and continuous learning are central to everything we do. With protected time for education, opportunities in research and leadership, and a strong sense of community, we’re here to help you thrive.

You can find out more about our beautiful location in Wales by following this link.

To find out more, view our Psychiatry recruitment pack here.

Welsh and English speakers are welcome to apply.

The post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Interview Date: April 14th 2026.

Main duties of the job

Rhondda benefits from a well‑integrated health and social care network, with the Community Mental Health Team playing a key role in delivering holistic, person‑centred care. The team—comprising Consultant Psychiatrists, CPNs, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, and Social Workers—works closely with CDAT, LPMHSS, Primary Care, Forensic Services, and Rehabilitation Services. This is an exciting time to join, as the team leads a community redesign to enhance service delivery. We also support continuity of care through 72 adult acute inpatient beds.

As a Consultant Psychiatrist, you will:

• Provide clinical leadership to a multidisciplinary community mental health team, managing complex cases and offering specialist assessments for adults aged 18 and over.
• Liaise with senior clinicians, GPs, and partner agencies, contribute to the consultant on‑call rota, and fulfil statutory duties under the Mental Health Act and Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010.
• Supervise junior doctors and have opportunities to engage in research, education, and leadership development.

With strong HEIW support, you can train, examine, and pursue academic pathways.

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.

We live by our 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 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Details

Date posted: 16 March 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‑MD320‑0625‑D

Job location: Pentre Municipal Buildings, Llewellyn Street, Pentre, CF417BT

Job responsibilities

We welcome a conversation with anyone who would like to know more about working with CTM so please contact Arif Alam.

Our team is driven by a shared sense of social justice and commitment to addressing health inequalities across all ages. We value compassion, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Whether you’re drawn by the community, the challenge, or the chance to grow, this is a role where you’ll feel supported, inspired, and proud of the impact you make.

Further details about the role, our service and relocation are available in the attachments.

This post is advertised as Welsh Skills Desirable. Desirable doesn’t mean candidates need to have skills in Welsh; this just means we’ll consider it an advantage when short‑listing candidates if you do. We don’t need fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.

Please note this Job Description is Pending Royal College Approval.

Person Specification – Qualifications and Eligibility

Essential

• Current GMC registration
• MRC Psych or equivalent
• Approved Clinician Approval
• Section 12(2) approval

Desirable

• Additional relevant postgraduate qualification
• Relevant clinical qualification
• Welsh approved Clinician Approval

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

• Experience of acting as s12(2) doctor or 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

Management/Teaching

Essential

• Evidence of having delivered postgraduate teaching
• Ability to supervise staff effectively
• Evidence of having delivered multidisciplinary teaching

Desirable

• Experience of appraising staff
• Evidence of service development
• Evidence of teaching medical students

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

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. 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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address: Pentre Municipal Buildings, Llewellyn Street, Pentre, CF417BT

Employer's website

https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)