Specialty Doctor in Mental Health Services for Older

4 weeks ago


North Shields, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Specialty Doctor in Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP) on a full or part-time basis. The post will be based at North Tyneside General Hospital and will primarily support the delivery of our Memory Clinic service. The North Tyneside Mental Health Services for Older People is based within North Tyneside General Hospital and provides Psychiatric services for older people within much of North Tyneside. The North Tyneside Memory Clinic is based within a specialist department within North Tyneside General Hospital and offers clinic and home visit appointments. The service receives approximately 800 referrals a year and provides assessment, diagnostic, and post diagnostic support for those with possible dementia. The post holder would be primarily based in the Memory Service, supporting diagnosis and treatment of patients with dementia. The post holder would work with other members of the MDT within the Memory Service, including nursing staff, OT, Psychology and Nursing assistants and are supported by an excellent admin team. There is Consultant input into the Memory Clinic, and we have a full-time F1 doctor and GP Registrar (split post Memory Clinic and Community Team). The team has a close working relationship and values all members of the MDT. The exact job plan will be agreed with the successful appointee.

Main duties of the job

Support provision of Memory Clinic services, including input into MDT Provide Memory Clinic diagnostic clinics Provide input into reviewing investigations within Memory Clinic Provide recommendations for treatments for cognitive impairment and associated mental health issues Support the training and support of junior medical staff, nurses, and other multidisciplinary team members within the Trust's Older People's Services The post will be supported by Consultant input Although primarily based within the Memory Service, there may be occasions when input into other parts of the Mental Health Services for Older People is required, dependent on service need

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The service is busy, friendly and dynamic. The service provides Old Age Psychiatry community and inpatient services to the elderly population of Whitley Bay, Tynemouth, North Shields and Wallsend as well as Old Age Liaison services within North Tyneside General Hospital.

It benefits from close working relations with physician colleagues, particularly in Care of the Elderly Medicine. The service is based in modern accommodation on the North Tyneside General Hospital site.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC Registration MBBS or equivalent

Desirable

MRCPsych or working towards this Section 12 approval

Experience

Essential

Approximately four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty such as psychiatry training or as a fixed term specia

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