Consultant Psychiatrist Mental Health Care for Older Persons

To assume overall clinical responsibility for their sector patients and to review patients regularly together with the multi-disciplinary team.To ensure they provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and medical management to their patients., Please see JD (Job Description) and PS (Personal Specification) for full details of role requirements. Job description, Please see JD (Job Description) and PS (Personal Specification) for full details of role requirements. Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Fully registered with the General Medical Council
• On the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of eligibility to apply.
• Approval under Section 12(2) of Mental Health Act 1983 and Approved Clinician status, or eligible to apply once in post.
Desirable
• Higher training in approved training posts for minimum of 3 years and / or previous consultant training.
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• CCT in old age psychiatry
  
  Experience of clinical work in Old Age Psychiatry at ST4-6 or Consultant level within the last 3 years
• Excellent working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act
• Appreciation and understanding of ethnic minority issues and a commitment to developing culturally sensitive practices
Desirable
• Experience of service development and introducing new services in mental health
• Knowledge & experience of recovery-informed service delivery and working with patients as experts by experience
Organisational Skills/Abilities Essential
• Leadership skills
• Ability to work as a part of multidisciplinary, multi-model team
• Ability to manage complex workloads and support others to do that
Desirable
• Formal leadership and management training
• Experience of team /service leadership
• Experience of providing reflective practice to the teams
Person Specification Qualifications Essential
• Fully registered with the General Medical Council
• On the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of eligibility to apply.
• Approval under Section 12(2) of Mental Health Act 1983 and Approved Clinician status, or eligible to apply once in post.
Desirable
• Higher training in approved training posts for minimum of 3 years and / or previous consultant training.
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• CCT in old age psychiatry, Experience of clinical work in Old Age Psychiatry at ST4-6 or Consultant level within the last 3 years
• Excellent working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act
• Appreciation and understanding of ethnic minority issues and a commitment to developing culturally sensitive practices
Desirable
• Experience of service development and introducing new services in mental health
• Knowledge & experience of recovery-informed service delivery and working with patients as experts by experience
Organisational Skills/Abilities Essential
• Leadership skills
• Ability to work as a part of multidisciplinary, multi-model team
• Ability to manage complex workloads and support others to do that
Desirable
• Formal leadership and management training
• Experience of team /service leadership
• Experience of providing reflective practice to the teams
  
  Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations