Consultant Psychiatrist - North Bristol Later Life - Assessment and Recovery
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Job overview
Are you a Consultant Psychiatrist who is passionate about improving Later Life mental health services?
Do you want to work for a Trust whose priority is to provide high quality compassionate care?
The Trust is seeking a Later Life consultant psychiatrist to join the North Bristol Assessment and Recovery Team.
The consultant will provide clinical advice and leadership for North Later Life Team seeing patients with functional illness.
The consultant will work collaboratively with memory services that are currently provided by another mental health trust in Bristol.
Bristol is known for big city life with easy access to beautiful countryside and beaches. It is well connected with an international airport only 30 minutes from the centre.
Trains to London take just over 90 minutes. Bristol has a range of neighbourhoods that suit diverse tastes and lifestyles, combining urban living with beautiful surroundings.
It is ideal for families, with a number of great schools and the university is one of the most respected in the country.
We offer one of the most competitive and flexible benefits packages.
Main duties of the job
The Consultant will deliver direct interventions, including emergency assessment, to service users at a level of intensity according to need, including those service users who require an assertive approach.
This will include on-going assessment, diagnoses (including review and clarification) and treatment of mental and physical health needs.
Provide visible and clear leadership at team level.
Supervision for the medical team, non-medical prescribers and trainees.
The Consultant will take medical responsibility for the patients on the team’s caseload, including acting as RC for older adult service users, they should participate in MHA assessments where appropriate.
The post holder will be expected to be a key player in the development of the service. The post holder will be expected to provide medical leadership and participate in strategic development within the service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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