Locum Consultant Psychiatrist
Cwm Taf University Health Board
Total years of experience :24 years, 9 Months
Cwm Taf University Health Board - Llantrisant
February 2021 to Present
I am currently working as a Consultant Psychiatrist providing leadership and Management for a Community Mental Health Team. My job involves:
Inpatient and Outpatient work
Ward Round and Clinics
Postgraduate Programme and Continuous Professional Development
Providing supervision to Specialist Registrar and Junior Doctor
Research Projects/Quality Improvement Projects
“Wiser use of Consultant time during post covid recovery phase” - Ongoing Quality Improvement Project.
Courses Attended:
§ Royal College of Psychiatry International Congress 2021 - 21st to 25th June 2021
§ Motivational interview -- online Course Psychotherapy.net - 10th April 2021
§ Rapid Therapy for Anxiety - online Course Psychotherapy.net - 9th February 2021
Management Meetings:
§ Clinical Governance Meetings—3 monthly
§ Senior Psychiatrists Meeting - monthly
§ Multidisciplinary Team Meetings - Weekly
§ Family Meetings - Weekly
Information Technology Skills:
§ I am familiar with the use of word processors, internet, PowerPoint and spreadsheets having done a course in advanced basic programming and have completed one module of ECDL.
§ I am also familiar with the use of online case notes including EFACE, PARIS and WICCS.
Powys Teaching Healthboard - Bronllys
September 2019 to January 2021
Old Age and General Adult Psychiatry Powys Teaching Health Board
Courses Attended:
§ Behavioural Couples Therapy - online Course Psychotherapy.net - 12th January 2021
§ Making Child Therapy work - online Course Psychotherapy.net - 29th December 2020
§ Unified protocol for anxiety disorders - online Course Psychotherapy.net - 8th December 2020
§ Pharmacological Treatment of Adults with ADHD - 9th and 10th November 2020
§ Diagnosis and Assessment of Adults with ADHD - 8th and 9th October 2020
§ Memory Services National Accreditation Service Webinar - 1st September 2020
§ Older Adult inpatient service during covid-19 Webinar - 16th June 2020
§ Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation 3-day certification course - 23rd to 25th October 2019
Teaching Experience:
§ Mental Capacity Assessment - Presentation to Medical Students, 18th September 2020
§ Delivering Older Adult Mental Health Services during Covid-19, OAP Peer group Meeting, 14th September 2020
§ Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Mental Health - Postgraduate Meeting Presentation, 7th September 2020
Management Meetings:
§ Clinical Governance Meetings—3 monthly
§ Senior Psychiatrists Meeting - monthly
§ Multidisciplinary Team Meetings - Weekly
§ Family Meetings - Weekly
During this period, i provided leadership and management to a busy Older Adult Community Mental Health Team and dealt with a wide variety of functional and Organic Mental Health problems. My job included inpatient and outpatient work.
I supervised a junior colleague and was actively involved in Quality improvement and Audit.
‘ Audit of GP prescription of Antidementia Medication’ --- May 2019
I have taught junior colleagues in postgraduate sessions.
" Dementia in Primary Care" -- November 2018
I have actively participated in Clinical Governance Meetings and was involved in Service Improvement process.
I have attended "Approved Clinician Refresher Course " -- November 2018
During this period, i have provided leadership and management to a very busy Older Adult Community Mental Health Team. Besides very busy clinical work looking after in patients and outpatients i have done the following:
1. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Course -- August 2019
2. Supervising Junior Colleague
3. Chairing multidisciplinary team meetings and family meetings
4. Teaching Medical Student
5. Actively participating in weekly Consultant meetings.
During this period i have gained vast experience in Clinical, academic, teaching, leadership and managerial skills in Psychiatry.
Research Projects/Quality Improvement Projects :
“Improving Cognitive Assessment and management skills in General Adult Psychiatry staff”- Nov 2017
“Improving quality of services in a newly developed functional Older Adult Psychiatry ward”- April 2018
“Patient Satisfaction Survey in a newly developed functional Older Adult Psychiatry ward” - May 2018
Section 12/SpR oncall rota management in ABUHB - August 2017 to May 2018
Audit Presentations:
‘Antipsychotics in Dementia- Current practice vs. NICE Guidelines’ --- May 2016
Publication:
Improving cognitive assessment and management skills in General Adult Psychiatry staff- A Quality Improvement Project - Poster Publication in RCPsych and Welsh Psychiatric Society Joint Conference - November 2017
Courses Attended:
Trainee Engagement Forum - 8th March 2018
BAPIO Conference - 20th January 2018
Emotional Intelligence and Resilience Course - April 2017 to December 2017
RCPsych and Welsh Psychiatric Society Joint Conference - 24th November 2017
Older Minds Newer Ideas Conference - 12th October 2017
Mentoring Course - 26/09/2017
3D Programme (Developing Doctors to Deliver) - September 2016 to May 2017
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - 28th October 2016
Mistakes Happen - Essential things you need to know - 18th October 2016
National Quality Improvement Conference - 12th May 2016
Old Age Psychiatry Higher Trainee Conference - 5th and 6th November 2015
Old Age Psychiatry Faculty Conference - 18th September 2015
Teaching Experience:
Medical Student OSCE facilitator - 15th November 2017, 14th Febraury 2018
Mood Disorders in the Elderly - MRCPsych Teaching - 18th October 2017
Latest Advances in Psychiatry - Presentation to General Practitioners - Febraury 2017
Risk assessment in Psychiatry in various clinical contexts - MRCPsych Teaching - 5th September 2017
Mock CASC Examiner - 10th August 2017
Bipolar Disorder - 6weekly sessions to Medical Students
Liaison Psychiatry - 6 weekly sessions to Medical students
Dementia in General Practice - 19th January 2016
Classifications in Psychiatry - MRCPsych Course Teaching - 11th May 2016
Psychotic Disorders in the Elderly - MRCPsych Course Teaching - 30th March 2016
Medical Student Examiner Training - 12th April 2016
Medical Student ISCE Examiner - 18th April 2016
‘Non- Pharmacological Interventions in Dementia’ - Journal club Presentation - November 2015
CASC introductory training session for Junior Doctors - 20th October 2015
Management Meetings:
Clinical Governance Meetings—3 monthly
Senior Psychiatrists Meeting - monthly
Multidisciplinary Team Meetings - Weekly
Family Meetings -- Weekly
During this period, i gained vast clinical experience as a Speciality Doctor (Middle Grade) in General Adult Psychiatry and have worked on academic and managerial skills.
Audit Presentations:
‘Re-Audit of Lithium monitoring in Cwm Taf Health Board’ --- April 2015
‘National Audit of Schizophrenia’ --- June 2014
‘Admissions to Dementia ward’ -----January 2014
‘Adequate provision of medical equipment in Old age Psychiatry wards’ -----July 2013
Publication:
‘Clinicians Attitude towards patients with Borderline Personality’--- Poster publication
at Welsh Psychiatric Society Masterclass on 8/05/2015 and RCPsych International Congress - June 2016. Survey summary published in RCPsych newsletter.
Courses Attended:
Annual Mandatory Courses Online - 2nd July 2014
Online Leadership Course - 29th March 2014
Section 12 Refresher and Approved Clinician Course - 11th and 12th September 2013
Teaching Experience:
Teaching 4th Year Medical Students in OSCE Scenarios (6 weekly starting from 7/11/2014)
Management Meetings:
Clinical Governance Meetings—3 monthly
Senior Psychiatrists Meeting - monthly
Multidisciplinary Team Meetings - Weekly
Family Meetings -- Weekly
During this job, i have gained experience in diagnosis and management of Mental Health Problems in Older Adults.
Achievements:
1. Audit:
‘Case note audit in Old Age Psychiatry’ --- June 2011
2. Course Attended:
Significant Developments in Alzheimer’s disease -12th June 2012
Dementias National Conference - 9th & 10th February 2012
Intensive Communication Skills course - 3rd November 2010
Time Management Course for Doctors - 07th September 2010
ECT Competencies for Psychiatrists - 20th November 2009
3. Teaching:
Mental Capacity Act training for ward nurses on Geriatric Medical wards - 12th September 2012
Teaching Psychiatric history taking and management of various Psychiatric illnesses to medical students and junior doctors- Informal teaching during clinics
4.IT Skills:
I am familiar with the use of word processors, internet, PowerPoint and spreadsheets having done a course in advanced basic programming and have completed one module of ECDL.
I am also familiar with the use of online case notes including EFACE and PARIS.
During this period, i have provided leadership to a busy Older Adult Mental health team when a Consultant Colleague moved to a different job. Responsibilities:
1. Attended Clinical Governance Meetings—3 monthly
Senior Psychiatrists Meeting - monthly
Multidisciplinary Team Meetings - Weekly
Family Meetings -- Weekly
2. Supervising Junior colleagues
3. Audit Presentation:
‘National Audit of Dementia’ -----December 2012
During this period of nearly 4 years, i had excellent training in core skills in Psychiatry in various subspecialities:
General Adult Psychiatry: 18 months
Old Age Psychiatry: 6 months
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: 6 months
Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment and Rehabilitation Psychiatry: 6 months
Addiction Psychiatry: 3 months
Skills developed:
1.Assessment and diagnosis of childhood developmental disorders, functional and organic mental disorders including Dementia as well as substance misuse problems.
2. Investigation of Mental health complaints
3. Holistic approach to management including biopsychosocial approach.
4. Understanding patient experience of mental illness
4. Psychotherapy including Counselling and CBT
5. Pharmacological management of mental illness.
Regular case presentations and journal club presentations in postgraduate sessions
Shadowing consultant in clinical work as well as management issues.
I was a clinical fellow in Orthogeriatric Medicine in Newcastle. This job helped me to improve my medical skills which are quite handy in the practice of Psychiatry for 15 years to follow.
This placement has helped me to get into grips with the way things work in UK.
I worked as a Locum House Officer in General Medicine during this period.
During this period, i was involved in diagnosis and management of various physical illnesses.
During this period i was invilved in the diagnosis and management of various medical emergencies as well as regular outpatient and inpatient physical illnesses.
During this period, i gained practical experience in various faculties of Medicine and Surgery.
Diploma in Psychiatry
MBBS