Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The doctor will work in the City and Broxtowe IHTTs. They will have excellent opportunities to gain experience in managing a range of mental health problems, including behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, late onset psychosis and personality disorders, in a community setting. The doctor will have the opportunity to assess patients in a crisis situation and assess patients under the Mental Health Act.

The IHTT works alongside the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT), dementia outreach service (DOS) and memory assessment service (MAS). The doctor will be expected to become a key player in the multidisciplinary team. The doctor will be able to develop skills and experience in chairing the weekly MDTs and formulating management plans for the patients on the case load. The doctor will work closely with the community psychiatric nurses (CPN), pharmacy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy colleagues as part of the MDT.

·        Provision of a comprehensive old age psychiatry service and diagnosis and treatment of patients within the sector,

·        The provision of medical/psychiatric assessments to inform care planning and risk assessment

·        To liaise with other services, such as Primary Care, Social Services, RRLP, IHTT, DOS and Domiciliary and Voluntary sectors to facilitate patient care.

•     To provide medical leadership for the multi-disciplinary team leadership for City and Broxtowe IHTTs
•   The completion of administrative tasks related to clinical responsibilities
•      To maintain good clinical records using Trust’s electronic record system
•        To 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 a Section 12(2) approved doctor
•        Compliance with Trusts agreed policies and procedures
•       The post holder will be expected to have a familiarity with important relevant legislation affecting the care of older people with mental illness.