Specialty Doctor - Older Adult Psychiatry

Job overview

The Trust is seeking a Specialty Doctor within the Kingston Older People Community Psychiatry team.

This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic and dynamic Doctor with experience in Older Adult  Psychiatry to join this effective, friendly and rewarding service.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work closely with a senior Consultant providing support and must demonstrate a commitment to clinical excellence and an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, in order to provide excellent  medical service to the patients.  This is a varied role and will include working across the Memory Assessment Service, Care Home Liaison Service and the Recovery and Support Team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In this post the Specialty Doctor will participate in the work of the  Older Adult Psychiatry team in a large, general teaching hospital.  He/she will undertake supervised psychiatric assessment and treatment of patients.

The post holder will work across all sub-teams ( Memory Assessment Service, Recovery Support Team and Care Home Liaison Service) to provide a high quality of care with an on-going commitment to strive for the highest standard of clinical care as well as the need to maximise service user and carer experience drawing on both knowledge and Evidence Based Practice.

Kingston Mental Health Services for Older People provide specialist assessments and care for those aged over 75 years, and those with a confirmed diagnosis of dementia of all ages, although there is flexibility depending on need.

Please refer attached JDPS for detailed information

For further details / informal visits contact: Medical Staffing