Consultant Psychiatrist Old Age

The consultant will provide senior psychiatric medical advice, support, consultancy and clinical leadership to the Later Life Mental health Team and Memory Assessment services . The consultant will be expected to attend MHA assessments for the Community patients in your catchment area during normal working hours. The consultant will be expected to provide clinical leadership to the team. Outpatient clinics will be held at a Colliers Court To carry a community case load consisting of patients for whom you will either be the lead healthcare professional (HCP) and have responsibility for managing all needs, or allocated medic where you will be responsible for medical management alone. To carry out outpatient clinics and home visits consisting of routine and urgent new patient assessments and review/follow up appointments for service users with severe/enduring mental illness, complex needs, organic disorders and/or personality disorder. To work as part of a multidisciplinary team and participate in appropriate multi-disciplinary team meetings such as Community Team Meetings and CPA reviews. To maintain electronic health records in accordance with Trust policies. To actively participate in clinical governance activities. #J-18808-Ljbffr