Job overview The post holder will provide medical input and leadership for an experienced multi-disciplinary mental health team providing services for patients primarily organic illness though there will be opportunities for work with functional patients if desired by the successful. There are many emerging opportunities to help shape and develop services according to the evolving needs of the local population.
You are invited to form links with the wider Cambridge based consultant old age psychiatry group and will be encouraged to take part in research, education and continuing professional development activities.
Inpatient care and medical input into the Older People’s Crisis Team are provided by consultant colleagues within the acute care system and the post holder will work closely with them and with the colleagues within the liaison service to ensure care is well co-ordinated.
The successful applicant will not therefore be expected to manage emergency presentations (referrals requiring a day or -hour response) as these are dealt with by the crisis team which has dedicated consultant input. There is no inpatient element to this job.
For appropriately qualified and motivated applicants the job plan can be modified to include protected and paid time for research, management, educational or international development activity. Main duties of the job To support the multidisciplinary team in providing excellent psychiatric care
To provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment plans. Much of the work is providing assessments for new patients in a clinic setting, many of whom are people referred for assessment of possible dementia. Patients are then discharged back to care or are taken into the multi-disciplinary team where they are care co-ordinated by a team member and reviewed by the consultant as required.
To attend and occasionally lead weekly MDT meetings and ensure prompt reviews of unwell patients
To work closely with the CRHTT OP, community teams and liaison services as patients move between these teams
To deliver evidence-based treatments
To maintain accurate and up to date clinical records
Where necessary, to partake in providing cross cover for consultant colleagues for annual & study leave to maintain continuous service. Working for our organisation Cambridgeshire and
Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
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