Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist Maples (Inpatient

Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist Maples (Inpatient) Main duties

• To provide excellent psychiatric care for Older Adults within the designated inpatient area and to provide clinical leadership to other mental health professionals
• To develop & deliver high quality mental health services within an integrated community model
• To provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment plans for patients with complex psychiatric and psychological co-morbidity open to the wider MDT and to work collaboratively with a wide range of colleagues to ensure high quality, integrated care for patients
• To deliver evidence-based treatments
• To make accurate diagnoses and record these appropriately
• To maintain accurate and up to date clinical records
• To partake in providing cross cover for consultant colleagues for annual & study leave in order to maintain continuous service

• Work with CPFT to achieve agreed performance targets.
• Contribute to the collection and monitoring of clinical outcome data for service development and commissioning purposes.
• Participate in audit
• Participate in the administration of patient information systems and ensure that data are entered in accordance with service policies and guidance.
• Work in accordance with Trust and service policies and guidelines.

• To manage and provide training and supervision for psychiatry trainees and specialty doctors
• Work with the Service Manager and Clinical Director to contribute to the management of Older Peoples Inpatient Services
• To contribute to the planning and further development of Older Peoples Mental Health Services and of the wider community services across both areas
• To attend meetings, relevant to the interests of the service

• Contribute to the psychiatry teaching programme for Cambridge undergraduate medical students
• Contribute to the training and support of staff in within the wider MDT
• Provide professional supervision and training for junior medical staff.
• Contribute to postgraduate teaching as well as to continuing medical education activities.
• Maintain CPD activities.

• The post-holder is expected to support the broader CPFT research endeavour where possible.
• It is anticipated that funding would become available for the right applicant to become involved in research, potentially acting as a principal investigator for clinical trials into dementia and other late life mental health disorders and supporting the aim of making research opportunities accessible to older adults outside the Cambridge area.

• To provide clinical leadership for the Older Peoples Mental Health Services at a time of considerable transition and to work to develop excellent integrated pathways

• The post-holder will be aware of, and act within, locally and nationally agreed protocols and actively involved in clinical governance within the service.

• The post holder will be accountable to Clinical Director of the Older Peoples Directorate.
• Professional accountability is to the Trust Board through the Trust Medical Director.

• Job Plans are reviewed annually, usually with the Clinical Director.
• Consultants are required to take part in the annual appraisal process under the supervision of the Medical Director.
• Consultants are also encouraged to arrange a suitable mentor.

• Participate in the CPFT North consultant psychiatry on-call rota (Category
  
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust