Consultant - Older Peoples Psychiatry (CMHT)

Applications are invited for a Consultant who specialises in Older Peoples Psychiatry to join a Trust based in a beautiful seaside town in southern England.

The Trust's aim is to support older people to live safely at home to prevent unnecessary admissions into hospital. The successful candidate will see patients in a variety of settings including hospitals and outpatient clinics, but most often in their own homes.

You will also see people under 65 who have an organic brain disease and will be supported by and a wider multi -disciplinary clinical team.

The successful post holder must ensure they have the relevant professional registration including the following :

• Section 12
• Approved Clinician
• Responsible Clinician status
• The hospitals are based in a beautiful location with sandy beaches

and beautiful countryside, fantastic transport links to other areas of the

country and vibrant towns offering something for all ages.

The appointee must have the following to be eligible for this post :

on Specialist Register in Psychiatry

registrar level plus at least one year of psychiatric experience at this

level. (Old Age or other experience).

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Additional Information

The Liaison Psychiatry Service collaborates closely with other mental health staff based within the acute Hospitals including specialist alcohol nurses, dementia nurses and some sessional psychological therapists undertaking work with patients who have long term conditions or specifically for frequent attenders.

Benefits

leadership and clinical expertise as well as working towards CESR

and clinical expertise as well as working towards CESR

If you want more information on this position then please apply now!

We are often appointed by NHS Trusts to help recruit for their vacancies. If you are interested in moving to another Trust, but this particular one is not what you are looking for, then please get in contact and let me know as I'm sure we will be able to help.