Specialty Doctor - Older Adult Community Psychiatry, Lancaster and Morecambe (10PA)

We are seeking to recruit a Specialty Doctor in Older Adult Community Psychiatry to work with the teams based at Altham Meadows, Morecambe and De Vitre House, Lancaster. The post is full time (10 PAs). The post is fixed term for 12 months initially and may be extended. For those who are Section 12 approved there may also be an opportunity to join the On Call rota, for which additional remuneration would be paid.

The Lancaster and Morecambe area is a fantastic place to live and work. As well as the Lake District, we have the Yorkshire Dales and the Ribble Valley on our doorstep and we are within an hour by road or rail of the vibrant cities of Manchester and Liverpool, both of which have international airports. Additionally, London can be reached in just 2 1/2 hours by rail.

The attractiveness of affordable rural or city living is further enhanced by our excellent state schooling system including state grammar schools.

Main duties of the job

The clinical component of the post is focussed on the care of the patients referred to the Rapid Intervention and Treatment Team, Community Mental Health Team and Memory Assessment Service with work base in Morecambe and/or Lancaster as will be agreed during job planning. The post may also involve contribution to older adult liaison services.

The requirement is for both direct care and advice/consultancy to other members of the team.

For the Community Mental Health Team and Rapid Intervention and Treatment Team the post holder shall provide clinical input within the teams, including providing supervision to the team and doing domiciliary visits. The post holder will collaborate with community team members to ensure an emergency response is available as necessary during normal working hours to services for the locality.

Clinical input to the Memory Assessment Service will include memory assessments as well as providing clinical supervision to the team. The role will involve assessments and diagnosis of patients referred for cognitive impairment. The follow-up assessments are being done in titration and monitoring clinics run by Nurse Practitioners/support staff.

About us

To be eligible to apply for this post, you must possess at least 3 years' experience in psychiatry and be fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice. Ideally, you will be Section 12 Approved, or eligible for approval at the time of commencing employment.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust are proud of our fantastic SAS Development Programme, which is a great source of development for our Doctors. We have an active SAS Forum which meets on a regular basis to discuss operational and professional issues to support SAS/Specialty Doctors.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details about this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent
• Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise
• Section 12 approval

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge, skills and experience relevant to this role

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

See advert for details

Morecambe

LA4 4RR

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