Overview
Are you a compassionate and forward-thinking Consultant Psychiatrist looking to make a meaningful impact in the community? Join our dynamic and supportive team where your expertise will help shape the future of mental health care within our trust.
We are looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to cover the locality of the Guildford & Waverley Community Mental Health Team for Older People (CMHT-OP).
Responsibilities
* The post-holder will be responsible for consultant oversight of patients aged 65 and over referred to the CMHT for Older People and registered with surgeries in the Waverley locality. The 65+ population is currently around 16430.
* Conduct three clinics per week as well as sessions for home visits as needed, and support nurse colleagues with caseload reviews, and participate in the weekly MDT.
* The CMHT-OP currently performs the function of a general older adult CMHT as well as that of a memory assessment service. Functional and organic cases are accepted.
* Duties as an Approved Clinician under the Mental Health Act will occasionally be required.
* The role includes 2.5PA allocated to SPA, and the post-holder will be encouraged to access the local academic programme on Friday mornings.
* The Trust supports consultants who wish to develop interests in Education, Medical Management and Research.
Our Offer / Flexibility
As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or any other flexible working patterns.
About Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
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