# Consultant in Older Adult Psychiatry- BaNES CMHT > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust Partnership NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-older-adult-psychiatry-banes-cmht/da8f79af-c398-4dc8-b170-a4b492af6edd - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-older-adult-psychiatry-banes-cmht/da8f79af-c398-4dc8-b170-a4b492af6edd.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust Partnership NHS Trust - **Town:** Bath - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £109,725 - £145,478 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: Substantive - **Closing date:** 2026-06-17T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-28T13:22:21.730Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Midsomer_Norton/Avon_Wiltshire_Mental_Health_Partnership_NHS_Trust/Older_Adult_Community_Psychiatry/Older_Adult_Community_Psychiatry-v7947774 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7947774?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.awp.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Trust is seeking a consultant psychiatrist to join the Bath and NE Somerset OA CMHT which provides comprehensive mental health services to Older Adults in the locality. The Older Adult Community Mental Health Team (OA CMHT) is a single team working over 2 sites, one based in Bath at Bath NHS House and the other at the Hollies in Midsomer Norton covering Northeast Somerset. There is a single team manager, and the team members have some flexibility to work across the boundaries as necessary. This is a newly created post working alongside another part time Consultant within the OA CMHT based at the Hollies, Midsomer Norton, which provided a service to GP practices in Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Paulton, Keynsham and the Chew Valley Area. The OA CMHT is a specialist secondary care team. Its core patient group is people over the age of 65 with complex mental health issues, especially depression, psychosis and dementia complicated by behavioural or psychological symptoms. It also provides a service to younger people with dementia complicated by behavioural or psychological symptoms, or to those patients whose needs can best be met by the team. ### Main duties of the job The Consultant will deliver direct interventions to service users at a level of intensity according to need including those service users who require an assertive approach who are  difficult to engage. This will include on-going assessment, diagnoses (including review and  clarification) and treatment of mental and physical health needs. - To provide advice to members of the Multi-Disciplinary Teams. - Regular attendance at the weekly Team MDT meetings. - Assessment and treatment of outpatients in clinics/home visits. - To hold CPA meetings for outpatients where appropriate. - To visit patients in their own place of residence if clinically indicated. - To liaise with other parts of the service and GPs and non NHS organisations wherever applicable. - To liaise with the Intensive and Inpatient services as appropriate to facilitate the smooth handover of clients between services. - To provide medical support for to the other part of the OA CMHT Service in the absence of their consultant. - To prepare Mental Health Act Tribunal reports and participate in Mental Health Act Tribunal meetings (Community Treatment Order patients). - To provide medical and AC responsibility for patients from designated GP practices. - To actively participate in team and personal caseload management and supervision. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post. ## Job Details The Trust is seeking a consultant psychiatrist to join the Bath and NE Somerset OA CMHT which provides comprehensive mental health services to Older Adults in the locality. The Older Adult Community Mental Health Team (OA CMHT) is a single team working over 2 sites, one based in Bath at Bath NHS House and the other at the Hollies in Midsomer Norton covering Northeast Somerset. There is a single team manager, and the team members have some flexibility to work across the boundaries as necessary. This is a newly created post working alongside another part time Consultant within the OA CMHT based at the Hollies, Midsomer Norton, which provided a service to GP practices in Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Paulton, Keynsham and the Chew Valley Area. The OA CMHT is a specialist secondary care team. Its core patient group is people over the age of 65 with complex mental health issues, especially depression, psychosis and dementia complicated by behavioural or psychological symptoms. It also provides a service to younger people with dementia complicated by behavioural or psychological symptoms, or to those patients whose needs can best be met by the team. ## Job Description The Consultant will deliver direct interventions to service users at a level of intensity according to need including those service users who require an assertive approach who are difficult to engage. This will include on-going assessment, diagnoses (including review and clarification) and treatment of mental and physical health needs. To provide advice to members of the Multi-Disciplinary Teams. Regular attendance at the weekly Team MDT meetings. Assessment and treatment of outpatients in clinics/home visits. To hold CPA meetings for outpatients where appropriate. To visit patients in their own place of residence if clinically indicated. To liaise with other parts of the service and GPs and non NHS organisations wherever applicable. To liaise with the Intensive and Inpatient services as appropriate to facilitate the smooth handover of clients between services. - To provide medical support for to the other part of the OA CMHT Service in the absence of their consultant. To prepare Mental Health Act Tribunal reports and participate in Mental Health Act Tribunal meetings (Community Treatment Order patients). To provide medical and AC responsibility for patients from designated GP practices. To actively participate in team and personal caseload management and supervision. ## Responsibilities Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post. ## Person Specification ### Teaching **Essential** - Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching. - Understand principles of teaching. ### Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant. ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of assessing and treating patients in a community setting. ### Management **Essential** - Evidence of management/leadership skills training. ### Eligibility **Essential** - Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment - Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months of gaining CCT - Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment - Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment **Desirable** - CCT in General Adult Psychiatry ### Qualifications **Essential** - MB BS or equivalent medical qualification **Desirable** - Relevant Higher Degree e.g MD,PHD,Msc or other additional clinical qualifications - MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. ### Clinical Skills **Essential** - Ability to assess and treat psychiatric problems in Adults of working age and to deal with crisis situations. ### Personal Skills **Essential** - To possess leadership skills and be able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team. - Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work - Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, in order to effectively work with patients, carers and staff. - Excellent written and oral communication skills ### Research and Audit **Essential** - Experience or involvement in a research project and publication. - Experience of carrying out an audit project. ## Documents - [342-rvn131-bsw-vn banes oa cmht (pdf, 583.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10331668) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.