Consultant in Older Adult Psychiatry

The Trust is seeking a consultant psychiatrist to join the Bath and NE Somerset OA CMHT which provides comprehensive mental health services to Older Adults in the locality. The OlderAdult Community Mental Health Team (OA CMHT) is a single team working over 2 sites, onebased in Bath at Bath NHS House and the other at the Hollies in Midsomer Norton coveringNortheast Somerset. There is a single team manager, and the team members have someflexibility to work across the boundaries as necessary. This is a newly created post workingalongside another part time Consultant within the OA CMHT based at the Hollies, MidsomerNorton, which provided a service to GP practices in Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Paulton,Keynsham and the Chew Valley Area. The OA CMHT is a specialist secondary care team. Itscore patient group is people over the age of 65 with complex mental health issues, especiallydepression, psychosis and dementia complicated by behavioural or psychological symptoms. Italso provides a service to younger people with dementia complicated by behavioural orpsychological symptoms, or to those patients whose needs can best be met by the team. Main duties of the job The Consultant will deliver direct interventions to service users at a level of intensity according to need including those service users who require an assertive approach who are difficult to engage. This will include on-going assessment, diagnoses (including review and clarification) and treatment of mental and physical health needs. o To provide advice tomembers of the Multi-Disciplinary Teams. o Regular attendance at the weekly Team MDT meetings. o Assessment and treatment of outpatients in clinics/home visits. o To hold CPA meetings for outpatients where appropriate. o To visit patients in their own place of residenceif clinically indicated. o To liaise with other parts of the service and GPs and non NHS organisations wherever applicable. o To liaise with the Intensive and Inpatient services asappropriate to facilitate the smooth handover of clients between services. o To provide medicalsupport for to the other part of the OA CMHT Service in the absence of their consultant. o To prepare Mental Health Act Tribunal reports and participate in Mental Health Act Tribunalmeetings (Community Treatment Order patients). o To provide medical and AC responsibilityfor patients from designated GP practices. o To actively participate in team and personal caseload management and supervision., Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
• Relevant Higher Degree e.g MD,PHD,Msc or other additional clinical qualifications
• MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists., Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months of gaining CCT
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Desirable
• CCT in General Adult Psychiatry
Experience Essential
• Experience of assessing and treating patients in a community setting., To possess leadership skills and be able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work
• Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, in order to effectively work with patients, carers and staff.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
Clinical Skills Essential
• Ability to assess and treat psychiatric problems in Adults of working age and to deal with crisis situations.
Knowledge Essential
• Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant.
Teaching Essential
• Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching.
• Understand principles of teaching.
Research and Audit Essential
• Experience or involvement in a research project and publication.
• Experience of carrying out an audit project.
Management Essential
• Evidence of management/leadership skills training.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential
• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
• Relevant Higher Degree e.g MD,PHD,Msc or other additional clinical qualifications
• MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists., To possess leadership skills and be able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work
• Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, in order to effectively work with patients, carers and staff.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
Clinical Skills Essential
• Ability to assess and treat psychiatric problems in Adults of working age and to deal with crisis situations.
Knowledge Essential
• Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant.
Teaching Essential
• Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching.
• Understand principles of teaching.
Research and Audit Essential
• Experience or involvement in a research project and publication.
• Experience of carrying out an audit project.
Management Essential
• Evidence of management/leadership skills training.
  
  We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.