A Vacancy at Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust.
This is an exciting opportunity to recruit a full time Consultant Psychiatrist to work within our older persons inpatient service with focus on inpatient care. The successful candidate will be based at Alderney hospital Poole and will join a well-established inpatient team providing acute care to older adults with organic mental illness from across Dorset. The team work closely with the community and Intermediate Care Team for dementia (ICSD) home treatment team to provide inpatient care to informal and detained patients when required. The aim of admission is to provide treatment and return patients back to their community home in a timely manner. There is a multidisciplinary team working alongside the consultant to provide care to the patients and their families.
Alongside our outstanding development opportunities and excellent NHS benefits, we also offer:
- A commitment to flexible working.We would love to hear from you to discuss how together we might design this role around you and your specialist interests. offer support with relocation expenses.
In addition, we offer a commitment to flexible working, career development opportunities and our excellent NHS benefits.
This is a post for a full-time Older Adult Psychiatrist working in Alderney Hospital in Poole. The postholder will work full time within the Older Adult Acute Inpatient Service with focus on dementia care which provides comprehensive inpatient-based services to patients registered with general practitioners within Dorset. The unit provides patient centred consultant led care. The consultant will be supported by medical staff based on the ward in addition to the wider multidisciplinary team. Inpatient services for older adults with functional illness are also provided at St Ann’s Hospital Poole in the east of the county and at Melstock House, Forston Clinic in the west of the county. The unit liaises closely with the relevant community teams which are located across the county. Community staff continue to input into patient care whilst they are inpatients at Alderney Hospital.
The post holder will take part in the consultant on-call rota remunerated paid at 3% plus 0.75APA. The post attracts 10 days per year of study leave and an annual study leave budget of up to £1000.
Candidates for Consultant posts must also be on the GMC Specialist Register (including via CESR/European Community Rights) or will have a CCT/CESR(CP) date within 6 months of interview.
At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
This advert closes on Thursday 29 May 2025