Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry – Dorset

Pulse Healthcare; Poole; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pulse Healthcare is seeking a Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry for our NHS client in Poole, Dorset. This is a full-time locum role within a Community Mental Health Team, offering a short-term contract with immediate start.

You will conduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments, formulate individualized treatment plans, lead a multidisciplinary team, oversee medication management and crisis interventions, and monitor progress to optimise care.

Qualifications

• You must have a full GMC license to practice.
• Section 12 Approval
• Relevant previous experience working in this type of position

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments.
• Evaluate adults to understand their mental health challenges.
• Formulate individualised treatment plans tailored to each person's needs and goals.
• Lead a multidisciplinary team and collaborate with healthcare professionals.
• Oversee therapeutic interventions, including medication management and crisis interventions.
• Regularly monitor and evaluate progress, and adjust treatment plans as needed.
• Contribute to risk assessments and management strategies, ensuring safety and well-being.

Job description

Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry - Dorset

Dorset

Job Title: Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry
Grade: Consultant
Location: Poole, Dorset
Working Hours: 40 hours per week
Rate: Competitive, to be discussed upon application

We are seeking an enthusiastic Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry to work full-time hours per week for our NHS client based in Poole, Dorset. This a Community Mental Health (CMHT) role. This vacancy is available on a locum basis for the successful candidate to start immediately for a short-term contract.

What will your responsibilities be?

As a Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry your key responsibilities will include conducting comprehensive psychiatric assessments. You will evaluate adults to understand their mental health challenges, considering their personal history and symptoms. Based on these assessments, you will formulate individualised treatment plans tailored to each person's needs and goals.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with various healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality, person-centred care. Your role will also involve overseeing therapeutic interventions, including medication management and crisis interventions.

You will be responsible for regularly monitoring and evaluating the progress of individuals. You will adjust treatment plans as needed to optimise care. Additionally, you will contribute to risk assessments and management strategies, ensuring the safety and well-being of those in your care. This role requires both clinical expertise and a compassionate approach.

Qualifications and Experiences:

• You must have a full GMC license to practice.
• Section 12 Approval
• Relevant previous experience working in this type of position

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.