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Consultant Psychiatrist in Community Old Age - Huntingdon, Huntingdon
Client:
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough
Location:
Huntingdon, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
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Job Views:
8
Posted:
25.08.2025
Expiry Date:
09.10.2025
Job Description:
Job overview
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.
Inpatient care and medical input into the Older People’s Crisis Team is provided by consultant colleagues within the acute care system, and the post holder will work closely with them and with colleagues within the liaison service to ensure care is well coordinated.
The job plan is flexible to accommodate clinical and professional interests, including time within the plan for teaching and research development.
Main duties of the job
The post is a replacement due to the previous incumbent moving to a different part of the country.
The successful candidate will work with two community-based consultants to assess and treat Older Adults in the Huntingdon community across a largely rural area.
The team receives about [number] referrals per month, including outpatient and memory assessments. Many referrals are managed by the multidisciplinary team, especially those involving safeguarding or placement advice.
The role involves providing medical leadership for a dynamic mental health team, with opportunities to influence service development based on local needs.
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is committed to high-quality, compassionate care to improve community health and wellbeing, supporting patients to lead fulfilling lives.
Our services span inpatient, community, mental health, learning disabilities, primary care, and research sectors.
We seek high-caliber candidates sharing our values. We encourage applications from all community sectors, especially underrepresented groups including those with long-term conditions, ethnic minorities, and LGBTQ+ communities.
For more information, please visit our website at [website link].
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