Consultant Psychiatrist in Community Old Age Psychiatry Peterborough

Job overview

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).

More information about the Cambridgeshire University Department of Psychiatry can be found at www.psychiatry.cam.ac.uk

Cambridgeshire offers a variety of recreational pursuits and stunning countryside, and a wide range of cultural activities, and is well connected via excellent road and rail links.

Main duties of the job

Clinical:

To lead the multidisciplinary team in providing excellent psychiatric care.

To provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatment plans. This includes working with patients with functional and organic illness.

To lead weekly MDT meetings and ensure prompt reviews of acutely unwell patients

To work closely with the CRHTT OP, community teams and liaison services as patients move between these teams

The Trust is actively involved in clinical research and would encourage candidates to participate in research activities.

Detailed job description and main 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.