Consultant Psychiatrist Community Older Adult & Dementia
£99, 532 - £131, 964 per annum
Full time: 10 PA's per week
I am currently collaborating with an NHS Trust located in South West England, actively seeking experienced Psychiatrists to enhance their dedicated teams. As a prominent NHS community and mental health provider, the Trust is committed to delivering comprehensive care, focusing on both physical and mental well-being. Their services extend to providing specialized support for individuals dealing with dementia and learning disabilities.
The Trust comprises approximately 4,000 professionals, including doctors, nurses, therapists, administrators, and support staff. Their work is diverse, taking place in people's homes, community clinics, and various bases. Additionally, some team members operate from the Trust's 10 community hospitals, serving a population of over 500,000 residents in the region.
You will be working in a unit with 16 beds.
Key responsibilities for the Consultant Psychiatrist Community Older Adult & Dementia role:
- The post holder will act as a psychiatrist for people with dementia referred from within the allocated catchment area, within a multidisciplinary team setting and those with mental health problems related to ageing.
- Providing outpatient services within the catchment area.
- A blend of face-to-face review in outpatient clinics, home visits, and use of alternative technologies such as telephone review and video consultation.
- Contribute towards the formulation and management of complex cases and provide support to team members.
- Maintain close working relationships with colleagues in inpatient services concerning the care of patients from within their patch. Close ties will also be necessary
- with the Home Treatment Team regarding the medical care of catchment area patients.
- Good working relationships will be needed with colleagues in various other community teams to improve the care of our patients at these interfaces, including liaison psychiatry.
- You will be expected to take an active role in the Memory Assessment Service: this is a diagnostic service for patients with dementia. Working collaboratively with the patients, their families and carers along with other stake holders to support our patients with dementia in the community.
Minimum requirements:
- 4 years psychiatry experience
- MRCPsych qualified
- Older Adult Psychiatry experience
- Section 12 approval
What can they offer?
- 32 days annual leave
- Monthly CPD programme
- A mentorship scheme for newly appointed consultants
- Opportunity to develop further teaching of undergraduate medical students
- Opportunity to join the countrywide consultant on call rota covering all specialties, General Adult, Complex Care & Dementia, Child & Adolescent, Learning Disability
- Research opportunities
- Certificate of Sponsorship available
Overseas psychiatrists can apply but you must have completed MRCPsych.
If you would like more information about this amazing opportunity, please apply today!
