Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry - 229702
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Eligibility
Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligibility for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR – Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
Post Details
Permanent, part-time (32 hours per week) post based in St John’s Hospital. You will undertake the duties of an Old Age Consultant Psychiatrist, caring for patients from a GP catchment area in clinic and on an assessment ward. You will also be responsible for contributing to a memory clinic, along with a dedicated ANP.
The post is an 8 session post. This is a chance to be part of a well-established team at a time of positive development. 7 sessions will be catchment area work covering both inpatients, outpatients and liaising with the community team and there is 1 SPA session.
There will also be the possibility of revising the clinical work covered depending on service need and the interests and skills of the successful applicant. The post-holder will deliver care and promote a multidisciplinary and multiagency approach to a catchment area of approx 9700 (figures from GP lists). The postholder will be supported by a multi-disciplinary team including junior medical staff and a part-time secretary.
Contact
For an informal discussion please contact Dr Louise Mowatt, Consultant Psychiatrist/Clinical Director, 01506 523771, or Dr Suzanne Roscrow, Consultant Psychiatrist in Old Age Psychiatry, 01506 523759. If viewing from an external site, please visit for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply.
Application
We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.
Closing Date: 25/10/2025
Interview Date: 03/11/2025
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