{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nCommunity Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist with Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust in Southport\n\n The post holder will be responsible for the overall management of patients under their caseload which is defined by groupings of General Practice surgeries in the local area. There are a total of 22 General Practice surgeries included within the area which Hartley Hospital covers and each on average makes 38 referrals per year to the Older Adult Services. The majority of referrals are from primary care and a small number are from Liaison mental health services or from other medical specialties such as Neurology or Geriatrics. Currently there are 1824 open referrals to the team as a whole and 613 to the advertised posts MDT, with the average population covered by each practice being 7,254 and an average of 2,984 patients over the age of 65 being registered at each practice. The number of referrals per month for the last six months are as follows: July 101 August 83 September 75 October 85 November 90 December 73 The team composition is as follows: 2 x FTE Consultant Psychiatrists Post Holder, Dr Williams/Dr Govindaraj 1 s Staff Grade Doctor Dr Leahy 1 x Band 7 team manager Kerry Adamson 2 x Advanced Nurse Practitioners (1 per MDT) - lead and chair their MDT and complete new patient assessments 1 x Band 7 OT 4 x Band 6 CPNs (2 per MDT) 2 x Band 5 CPNs (1 per MDT) 2 x Band 6 nurses in titration team 1.4 x Band 6 nurses in Care Home Liaison Team 2 x Band 4 Assistant Practitioners in Care Home Liaison Team 1 x Band 4 Assistant Practitioner for memory reviews and physical health checks 2 x Band 3 Support Workers (only funded for people with a functional diagnosis) 1 x Clinical Psychologist and Psychology Assistant. Please see job description for further details. As a Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist working for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust you will be responsible for ensuring that our service users' needs are met through the delivery of high quality care. As a leader of the outpatient multi-disciplinary team at Hartley Hospital you will work in a state of the art mental health facility, providing clinical care to older adults who require specialist outpatient care. You will work closely with a wide range of clinical and professional disciplines in order to deliver holistic care by completing assessments of new referrals to the team, making formulations and managing their treatment in order to optimise the quality of life of the service users under your caseload. The post holder will be the Responsible Clinician for patients in their caseload within the Older Adults Community Mental Health Team. There are allocated GP surgeries for each caseload within the service and these are allocated to ensure equity in terms of number of referrals. In line with New Ways of Working, the post holder will provide a consultative, supervisory and supportive role to the multidisciplinary team's work. They will take an active part in the clinical work of the team and a lead role in the development of the service. The post holder will be expected to provide leadership to the Team whose role is to provide assessment, management and support to people who may need contact with Older Adults Mental Health services. Practitioners within the team will support access to services in a timely manner, as well as ensure arrangements are in place to enhance smooth pathways between primary care and secondary services. The post holder will be enabled to work in a consultative manner, being accessible to team members, GP and primary care staff, patients and carers, for the provision of expert advice and interventions in a timely manner. The post holder will operate within multi-disciplinary integrated and co-located teams, which including Health staff and Social services staff. The post holder will be expected to be part of the allocation procedure within the team and be responsive and flexible to the needs of the team. "}