Social network you want to login/join with:
col-narrow-left
Client:
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Location:
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
-
EU work permit required:
Yes
col-narrow-right
Job Reference:
d50427b68462
Job Views:
7
Posted:
19.08.2025
Expiry Date:
03.10.2025
col-wide
Job Description:
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
Applications are invited for Consultant in Older Adult Psychiatry who have completed CCT or are within 6 months of doing so with Section 22 AMP status.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our enthusiastic, patient centred and dynamic Liaison Older Adult Mental Health team which is part of the wider Glasgow City Old Age Liaison team and Greater Glasgow and Clyde Old Age Psychiatry family; the largest health board in Scotland. This offers many opportunities for quality improvement, teaching, training and research.
This 2 session post is primarily based in The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) and the successful applicant will work alongside another experienced fulltime consultant old age psychiatrist in a newly expanded service serving the hospitals of the South of Glasgow. There is no on-call associated with this post.
The Glasgow City liaison team have a current total of 2.8 WTE Consultant psychiatrists, 8 band 6 liaison nurses, 1.5 WTE Psychology and a Nurse Team Lead. There is Admin support for the role. This post and another recently advertised post will increase the Consultant complement to 4 WTE across the North and South of Glasgow city older adult liaison.
The successful applicant will play a key role in the diagnosis and management of older people with mental health disorders in in the setting of an acute hospital site, working alongside Consultant psychiatry colleagues and the wider MDT. The clinical work is varied and will include general hospital assessment and management of older people with mental health needs, mental health act and adults with incapacity act work, attendance at case conferences and the provision of support and advice to other professionals within acute hospital. The successful candidate will take on a clinical leadership role and take part in ongoing service development within the wider Glasgow Older Adult liaison service.
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
Interview Date: 29/08/2025
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognisingmilitary skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.
Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.
For application portal/log-in issues, please contact in the first instance.
#J-18808-Ljbffr