Consultant Psychiatrist in Old Age
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic part time Consultant Psychiatrist to join The Older Peoples Mental Health team working in the community locality of East Southampton with a catchment area of 6,000 Older Adults
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work closely with the medical team covering East Southampton which consists of another permanent full time consultant as well as rotating higher and junior trainees (full time specialist registrar (ST4-6) and a full time FY2 doctor) working in the East Southampton team covering a total population of 16,500.
The East Southampton team is a mature team with its nursing staff able to undertake initial assessments of referrals including urgent referrals as part of an established duty system. There is an established team manager and dedicated memory nurse as well as in-reach nurse into care and nursing homes. There is also a part time consultant clinical psychologist who provides psychological therapies as well as neuropsychological assessments. There is only one nursing vacancy in the team currently at the time of advertisement.
The post holder will only have community responsibilities and on call duties (approximately 1 in 18).
About us
Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?
Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?
We want to meet you!
Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.
Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.
Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:
- Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
- We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
- We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.
Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.
Details
Date posted
30 November 2022
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£88,364 to £119,133 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
348-SOU-MED-007B
Job locations
Moorgreen Hospital
Botley Road, West End
Southampton
Hampshire
SO30 3JB
Employer details
Employer name
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Moorgreen Hospital
Botley Road, West End
Southampton
Hampshire
SO30 3JB
Employer's website
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