Consultant Psychiatrist in Community Old Age Psychiatry Peterborough

NHS; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist in Community Old Age Psychiatry Peterborough

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Salary £105,504 to £139,882 per annum plus £40,000 Recruitment and Retention Premium (T&Cs apply)

CPFT are inviting enthusiastic and dedicated Old Age Psychiatrists to apply for posts in our community based services to provide excellent care to the population of Cambridgeshire.

Two posts are currently available covering Peterborough and Fenland.

The Community facing services in CPFT for older people are managed within the Older People and Adult Community Directorate, OPAC. Our integrated model of care brings together staff delivering physical healthcare and mental healthcare for the elderly to maximise benefits for our patients.

A key focus for the delivery of community care are integrated, multidisciplinary, multi-agency neighbourhood teams (NTs).

Main duties of the job

Clinical:

1. To lead the multidisciplinary team in providing excellent psychiatric care.
2. To provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatment plans. This includes working with patients with functional and organic illness.
3. To lead weekly MDT meetings and ensure prompt reviews of acutely unwell patients.
4. To work closely with the CRHTT OP, community teams and liaison services as patients move between these teams.
5. The Trust is actively involved in clinical research and would encourage candidates to participate in research activities.

About us

CPFT is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our BAME & LGBTQ+ communities.

For further information on CPFT please visit our website www.cpft.nhs.uk

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will work alongside community-based consultant colleagues to provide medical leadership for an experienced multi-disciplinary mental health team delivering assessment and treatment for patients with both functional and organic illness.

The post holder will have a key role in developing links with the wider MDT and with colleagues in primary care.

The post holder will work closely with consultant colleagues within the crisis home treatment teams, liaison psychiatry and the inpatient wards to ensure patient care is well co-ordinated.

The job plan is flexible to take account of clinical and professional interests, including time within the job plan for suitably qualified and motivated individuals to develop interests such as teaching and research.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register
• Approved Clinician Status or eligible to attend training.
• CCT in Psychiatry of Old Age/Dual. Candidates with a CESR or appropriate experience will be considered equally and are encouraged to apply.
• MD or PhD
• Postgraduate qualification in medical education

Experience

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Old Age
• Experience of research and service development

Characteristics

• Ability to work in a team.
• Caring attitude to patients and colleagues.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the context of the service within the wider context of developments in the NHS. First-hand experience of developing services in a constantly changing environment and to tight budgetary restraints would be an advantage.
• Candidates need to be effective teachers and trainers and be able to guide their own continuing education and training.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.