Consultant Psychiatrist in Older Adults (Watford)

• Participate in local leadership meetings and work with Unplanned Care operational and quality leads on service development and the improvement of quality of services. • Multi-agency support and management of frequent attenders to acute pathway • To jointly work Mental Health Liaison teams, Mental Health Urgent Care Centre, Specialist MH services for Older adults Watford and Borehamwood, EMDASS dementia services and older adult MH inpatient wards to support smooth transition of service users between services • To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed by consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust's personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework. • To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant. • To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients. • To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to the Information Department. • To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service. • To participate in annual appraisal for consultants. • To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust and the team including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme. • To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct. Job description Job responsibilities • Participate in local leadership meetings and work with Unplanned Care operational and quality leads on service development and the improvement of quality of services. • Multi-agency support and management of frequent attenders to acute pathway • To jointly work Mental Health Liaison teams, Mental Health Urgent Care Centre, Specialist MH services for Older adults Watford and Borehamwood, EMDASS dementia services and older adult MH inpatient wards to support smooth transition of service users between services • To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed by consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust's personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework. • To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant. • To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients. • To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to the Information Department. • To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service. • To participate in annual appraisal for consultants. • To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust and the team including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme. • To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.