The role emphasises clinical excellence and professional development, inviting candidates to contribute to transformative mental health services for older adults in Cornwall. The trust offers competitive recruitment and relocation packages, highlighting its commitment to supporting the consultant’s growth in a forward-thinking environment.
Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in mental health care? Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an innovative and dedicated Consultant Psychiatrist to lead our Older Age Psychiatry Inpatient team. In this key leadership role, you'll drive clinical excellence, guiding a collaborative team to provide tailored assessments and therapeutic interventions for older adults.
As a vital part of our team, you'll work closely with colleagues to develop and implement individualised treatment plans that reflect the unique needs of each patient. We're committed to supporting your professional growth and offer the opportunities to develop your future leadership potential .
Step into a role where your expertise will be valued, your voice heard, and your career given the room to flourish. Apply today and become part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to transforming mental health services for older adults in Cornwall.
We are also offering a competitive recruitment and relocation packages for the right candidate to join us here in Cornwall.
Act as a consultant psychiatrist, approved clinician and responsible clinician on Garner Ward.
Hold overall approved clinician and responsible clinician responsibility for all 16 patients on the ward and share the Section 12 and responsible clinician work with the other approved clinicians and responsible clinician. There is no requirement to be a deprivation of liberty safeguard assessor.
Reviewing patients, liaising with their families and other professionals involved.
Give clinical supervision to the junior doctors.
Attend ward meetings, including board rounds and Future Care Planning Meetings
Help formulate the treatment plan and give guidance on evidence-based treatment.
Maintain good relationships with ward team, fellow old age psychiatrists, multi-professional approved clinicians, and deprivation of liberty safeguard or Mental Health Act teams.
Very occasionally it is necessary to provide expert advice, as directed by the courts, on Trust patients.
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