Consultant in Old Age Liaison Psychiatry - 225724 PM
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Applications are welcome for the above Permanent, full time (40 hours per week) post based in St John’s Hospital. This is a full time 10 session post working as part of the Older Adult Psychiatry team to provide liaison psychiatry to patients who are over 65 in medical and surgical wards at St John’s Hospital (6 sessions) and provide consultant psychiatrist cover to two HBCCC wards for dementia care (2 sessions).
Responsibilities
The postholder will be expected to assess and manage mental health on the medical and surgical wards with the support of liaison nurses. They will be expected to attend some MDT meetings on the wards and liaise with families when appropriate. They will be expected to use the Mental Health Act, Adult with Incapacity Act and also support other specialties with complex capacity assessments. There will also be 2 sessions to cover the HBCCC dementia wards in West Lothian. The post holder will be required to review patients, form management plans, use the Mental Health Act, attend ward rounds, attend family meetings, and contribute to discharge planning. There will be regular teaching available, including psychiatric departmental teaching, medical departmental teaching, case conference and regional old age psychiatry teaching. There will also be opportunities to develop the old age liaison service, including design of policies, guidelines or teaching for the general hospital.
Qualifications
Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible 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 CESR) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
Application details
Applications are welcome for the above Permanent, full time (40 hours per week) post. For an informal discussion please contact:
Dr Louise Mowatt, Consultant Psychiatrist/Clinical Director — 01506 523771 — louise.mowatt@nhs.scot
Dr Suzanne Roscrow, Consultant Psychiatrist in Old Age Psychiatry — 01506 523759 — suzanne.roscrow@nhs.scot
If viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply. We cannot accept CVs as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.
Closing Date: 29/09/2025
PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early.
Location and service context
St John’s Hospital; occasional referrals from the medical HBCCC ward at Tippethill Hospital, based around 8 miles away. The service currently provides fortnightly consultant input into these wards. There is GP cover in these wards as well as psychiatric nurses and OT. The post holder will be expected to attend ward rounds and family meetings and contribute to discharge planning. There is opportunity to develop the old age liaison service within a well-established team.
EEO and disability
NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. Applications from all sections of society are welcome. We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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