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Trosolwg o'r swydd

Applications are invited for a permanent Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist. This is a replacement inpatient post, suitable for an Old Age Psychiatry colleague who will assume responsibility for diagnosis and treatment of patients admitted to Orchid ward. 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.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

This is a 6 PA post based on Orchid Ward, a 15 bedded mixed sex ward. There are 10 beds for dementia patients and 5 beds for patients with functional illnesses. The Consultant Psychiatrist will provide clinical and medical leadership to the MDT and will lead the assessment and treatment of patients under their care. The post holder will alongside an MPAC (multi professional approved clinician), Dr David Connelly. Dr Connelly will share the responsibility for patients on the ward and will provide cover on the days the Consultant is not on the ward. He is on the ward for two and half days and will take overall responsibility for 6 patients.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Mental Health Services for Older People 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 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 
•    Memory Assessment Services (MAS) 
•    Young Onset Dementia Service (YOD))
•    Dementia Outreach Services (Residential and Nursing Homes) (DOS)
•    Psychological Therapies 

There are 90 assessment and treatment beds. There are 40 beds at Highbury hospital (20 organic and 20 functional beds), Millbrook Mental health Unit is undergoing a process of transformation, it currently has 35 beds (15 organic and 20 functional beds) a further 15 beds will be opened on Orchid Ward (March 2023) this is following a transfer of bed stock from Bassetlaw to Millbrook, Orchid ward (this post) has been designed to enable the flexibility of beds for Functional & organic patients.
Millbrook is undergoing an exciting and significant transformation over the next 12 months to create a MHSOP hub with 3 brand new wards designed to meet the needs of older adults with Mental Health Issues.