Specialty Doctor

Job summary

This is a full time community post; the post-holder will provide input into the Rotherham Older People's Memory Assessment Service and it is expected that clinical contact (DCC) will comprise 80% of the working week with the other 20% dedicated to administration, CPD, service development and teaching dependent on the special interests of the successful candidate (SPA).

Main duties of the job

Rotherham Memory Service provides multi-disciplinary assessment for the diagnosis of dementia and delivers post diagnostic counselling, advice and treatment along with nurse prescribing services for patients over the age of 65 and their carers. The service sits within our wider Older People's Mental Health (OPMH) community service model.

The OPMH community teams have a multi-disciplinary composition which comprises, Consultant Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists and Cognitive Behaviour Therapists, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Vocational Workers, Social Workers, Support Workers, Administration staff and Managers.

To work with other members of the Memory Assessment Service to provide a comprehensive service to the patients under the care of the team. This will involve formulation, care planning, medication management, diagnostic review and medical support to other clinicians.

To work in collaboration with the team manager to ensure an excellent level of care for patients there, this will involve weekly MDT for the purpose of reviewing referrals, medication management, oversight of holistic treatment plan and future care/discharge planning

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

http://workwith.rdash.nhs.uk/