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Trosolwg o'r swydd

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a full-time 6 PA Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist to join a fully supported inpatient team at Cherry Ward, based at Highbury Hospital. An RRP of 20% of the minimum point of the National Consultant (2003) contract will be paid for this post, which will be open to review.

The post holder will be expected to provide senior medical input to the team, as described elsewhere in the job description. They will also be expected to participate in local leadership meetings and work with local operational leads on service development and the improvement of quality of services locally.

You will work in a consultative role supporting other team members and will carry a compact caseload of the most complex and unstable cases. The Community Mental Health Team receive circa 900 referrals a year of which 80% are assessed by the nursing team. In addition to this there are x2 Core Trainees on rotation within this service working 2 sessions each. You will be supported in undertaking your role with a full-time secretary and IT support. 

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

• Provide medical leadership for the multi-disciplinary team leadership on Cherry ward
• Provision of medical/psychiatric assessments to inform care planning and risk assessment
• Completion of administrative tasks related to clinical responsibilities
• Maintain good clinical records using Trust’s electronic record system
• Maintain a revalidation portfolio and participate in annual appraisal
• Undertake a job plan review with the Clinical Directors annually
• Maintain professional registration with the GMC and approval as an Approved Clinician and Section 12(2) approved doctor
• Attendance at team and governance meetings
• Comply with Trusts agreed policies and procedures
• Participation in the MHSOP out of hours on call rota
• Clinical supervision of junior medical staff

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Nottinghamshire Healthcare is a major provider of specialist mental health services for older people in Nottingham City and the wider county. The service caters to the needs of all people suffering from dementia, regardless of age; and those, aged over 65 years,  presenting with severe and enduring mental health illnesses, such as depression. 

Services are provided in an in-patient and community basis and comprise of the following teams:

• Intensive Home Treatment Team (IHTT)
• Rapid Response Liaison Psychiatry (RRLP)
• Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT)
• Memory Assessment Services (MAS)
• Young Onset Dementia Service (YOD)
• Dementia Outreach Services (Residential and Nursing Homes) (DOS)
• Psychological Therapies