Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry

Job summary

We need a forward-thinking Consultant to join our team who would offer first class clinical leadership and clinical care across all our Mental Health Specialities. The ideal candidate will support our ongoing journey of transformation by bringing new ways looking at issues and thinking about how we deliver services in our Values-led organisation.

We are looking for an enthusiastic applicant, either experienced or those registrars finishing within last six months of their training/CCT, to apply for a well-established and royal college approved community consultant post within Portsmouth Older Adult Community Mental Health services. You will be a dynamic leader, passionate about older persons issues and transformation of community services.

You will join four other Consultant colleagues covering various parts of inpatient and community service. You will also be a clinical supervisor for a GP trainee in old age psychiatry. Community OPMH services are well equipped with various range of professionals including Psychologist and in house (NHS employed) social workers within the community team and inpatient wards. Portsmouth older adult services is one of the few services in the country with a well-established home treatment team.

Our recruitment and retention policy is in the process of review and the successful applicant will be entitled to all of the benefits that we expect this to bring. This is in addition to standard relocation allowance of £8000 tax free.

Main duties of the job

• To provide Consultant input to the community OPMH South Locality team. This includes direct patient contact, MDT working, record keeping, and risk management. All these roles are within the expectations of GMC good medical practice domains.
• To provide consultant supervision and direct face to face contact (through home visits) for the south team (staffed by 3 Band 6 RMNs and 2 Band 3 HCSWs). This mainly involves referral triaging, diagnosis and management of patients referred by various sources, including providing clinical input to managing crises in patients already known to CMHT, before referring them on to the Intensive Case Management team (if necessary). OPMH services have totally adopted 'new ways of working', therefore majority of new referrals to team are assessed by nurses and other professionals.
• To complete two outpatient clinic sessions and one domiciliary visit session per week, with the rest of the clinical sessions (Direct Clinical Care) centred around managing clinical administration, supervising the team as well as being available to provide telephone advice to GPs and the frailty (virtual ward) team. Relevant community OPMH team mental health nurses attend Virtual Ward(Frailty Team) meetings and some complex cases are brought to consultant's weekly MDT for discussion and advice.
• To participate in emergency Mental Health Act assessments in the community or for any urgent clinical advice to various community teams(0.5PA DCC)

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, combining the expertise and services of multiple NHS providers to deliver high-quality healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With a dedicated workforce exceeding 12,000 staff and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we offer an extensive range of services, including mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health care, reaching diverse communities across urban, rural, and coastal areas.

We are committed to delivering care with compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, ensuring that our patients and service users are at the heart of everything we do. By working closely with our partners, we're creating a forward-thinking, inclusive organisation that champions staff development, well-being, and collaboration.

Join us and be part of an organisation dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare; where your skills and ambitions can make a real difference to the communities we serve, now and in the future.