Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist Maples (Inpatient)

Main duties The Consultant Post Clinical 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 Administration 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. Management 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 Teaching/Education 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. Research 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. Leadership 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 Clinical Governance The post-holder will be aware of, and act within, locally and nationally agreed protocols and actively involved in clinical governance within the service. Accountability 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 Planning & Appraisal 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. On-call Participate in the CPFT North consultant psychiatry on-call rota (Category A). Job description Job responsibilities Main duties The Consultant Post Clinical 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 Administration 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. Management 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 Teaching/Education 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. Research 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. Leadership 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 Clinical Governance The post-holder will be aware of, and act within, locally and nationally agreed protocols and actively involved in clinical governance within the service. Accountability 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 Planning & Appraisal 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. On-call Participate in the CPFT North consultant psychiatry on-call rota (Category A).