Job summary
LIAISON OLD AGE PSYCHIATRY SPECIALTY DOCTOR
Job Details:
Salary
£52,530 - £82,400 per annum
Contract
Substantive
Hours
Full-time: 10 Programmed Activities (DCC:SPA = 8:2)
On call
Optional
Location
King George Hospital, Barley Lane, Ilford, IG3 8YB
Qualifications needed:
1. Full GMC Registration with a license to practice
2. Section 12 certification, or a commitment to work towards this.
3. Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in older adults
4. At least 4 years of full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time basis) of which at least 2 years will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
Main duties of the job
To be successful in your application, you will need:
5. To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFT's values,
6. To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about older adult mental health care,
7. Essential understanding of current developments in mental health care,
8. To be a team player
NELFT Benefits:
9. Relocation expenses
10. Career Development and training
11. Just & Compassionate Culture
12. Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives
13. Vivup employee benefits platform and salary sacrifice scheme
14. Salary Finance and Financial Wellbeing support
15. Employee Assistance Programme
16. Health & Wellness initiatives
17. 11 Staff Networks including parents & carers network, ethnic minorities network, LGBT+ network and Disability network to name a few
18. Retail Discounts
19. Flexible working and agile working
20. Cycle to work scheme
About us
Why NELFT?
NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over million people, ensuring our patients, family and friends feel confident that their health needs are met. We are committed to delivering the best care to the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent.
With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled healthcare professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. Joining us will provide you with unparalleled access to training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support groups, and a robust supervision and appraisal system.
We are currently recruiting for an Old Age Psychiatry Specialty Doctor in the Older Adult Psychiatric Liaison Team, based at King George Hospital, Barley Lane, Ilford, IG3 8YB. This is a well-established post, which is currently vacant. We are keen to recruit to this post as soon as possible.
You will work alongside 1wte Older Adult Consultant Psychiatrist (currently out to recruitment), 1wte Adult Consultant Psychiatrist (currently out to recruitment), 1wte Adult Psychiatry Specialty Doctor (Dr Adewunmi Ogunseye), a Senior Trainee, and a Foundation Year doctor within the service, and will have the opportunity to influence future direction, treatment, and models of design in the area in which you work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be expected to:
21. Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to older adult people with mental health needs, across Redbridge, Havering, Barking and Dagenham.
22. Provide senior medical support to the team, and direct input on clinical cases
23. Provide guidance and supervision to the team
24. Work directly with older adults and their families and liaise as appropriate with community old age consultant psychiatrists and specialty doctors in mental health
25. Work alongside 2wte Consultant Psychiatrists, 1wte Specialty Doctor, 1wte Senior Trainee, and 1wte Foundation Year Trainee.
26. Develop links already established with the local acute trusts A&E departments and adult services
Person Specification
GMC
Essential
27. Full GMC Registration with a license to practice
Section 12
Essential
28. Section 12 certification, or a commitment to work towards this.
Experience
Essential
29. Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in older adults
Experience
Essential
30. At least 4 years of full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time basis) of which at least 2 years will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee or shall have equivalent experience and competencies