Millview Lodge and Crisis Intervention Team Consultant

Job overview

The Trust is seeking a consultant psychiatrist to join our established multi professional team at Mill View Lodge and Crisis Intervention and Treatment Team for Older People (CITOP).

Mill View Lodge is a 9 bedded acute admission unit for females predominantly over the age of 65, experiencing an acute change in their functional mental health needs, and CITOP provides a community alternative to admission with the facility to provide rapid and intensive support to older people with functional and organic presentation. There is a dedicated specialty doctor that provides support to the inpatient unit.

The post holder will join an established team of Specialist Consultant Psychiatrists in Old Age alongside a wider established network of consultants covering all sub-specialties. There is weekly teaching and weekly peer-group events to support professional and personal development.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an integral part of the MDT and have clinical responsibility for reviewing people accessing the service, CPA reviews, medication management and where appropriate tribunal reports and tribunals. The post holder will also assess and review patients with Crises Team for Older People.

The services are supported by a dedicated service manager and a Modern Matron who provide operational and clinical support and oversight to both inpatient and CITOP teams, and both teams have nurse staffing from Bands 2 to Band 7 working across the shift patterns alongside dedicated Occupational Therapy, Social Work and sessional psychology services providing for a range of clinical and therapeutic intervention.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a consultant working for the Millview Lodge and CITOP Teams, you will have responsibility for the provision of safe and effective care and treatment. You will share the vision of integrated and multi-disciplinary working and actively engage in the development of the service through research and support.

The post holder would be expected to be approved as a Responsible Clinician or be willing to undertake training to obtain Section 12(2) MHA and will be expected to renew this approval according to agreed procedures.

The ability to commute within the Trusts geographical area with access to the appropriate means of transport is essential.

Please read our attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on our exciting role available.