Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry - Liverpool

Pulse Healthcare; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension scheme

Remote consultations

Leadership development

Research involvement

Job summary

Pulse Healthcare in Liverpool is assisting in recruiting a Consultant Psychiatrist to provide specialist care for older adults with dementia and related conditions in both inpatient and community settings.

The role offers NHS-scale pay, clinical leadership opportunities, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams including geriatricians, psychologists and social care professionals, with flexible working options and remote consultations.

Qualifications

• GMC registration with CCT in Old Age Psychiatry or General Adult Psychiatry with relevant experience.
• Expertise in neurocognitive disorders, complex psychotropic medication management, and behavioral interventions.
• Excellent ability to work with multi-agency teams including social services and dementia specialists.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive memory assessments and develop individualized treatment plans.
• Lead medication reviews, risk assessments, and cognitive behavioral management strategies.
• Collaborate with primary care teams, neurology departments and care homes to ensure continuity of care.

Skills

GMC registration with CCT

Job description

Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry - Liverpool

Liverpool, Merseyside

Job Title: Consultant Psychiatrist - Old Age Psychiatry (NHS) - Merseyside
Salary: £99,532 - £131,964 per annum (NHS Consultant Pay Scale)
Contract Type: Full-time / Part-time Available

Job Overview:

A well-established NHS Older Adult Mental Health Service is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to provide specialist care for patients over 65 years old with mental health disorders such as dementia, late-onset schizophrenia, depression, and complex psychiatric conditions. The role involves both inpatient and community-based care, offering the opportunity to work in a collaborative MDT setting alongside geriatricians, psychologists, and social care professionals.

Key Responsibilities:

In this role, you will conduct comprehensive memory assessments and develop individualized treatment plans. You will lead medication reviews, risk assessments, and cognitive behavioral management strategies. Collaborating closely with primary care teams, neurology departments, and care homes, you will ensure continuity of care. Additionally, you will provide clinical leadership within multidisciplinary meetings and case discussions, offer psychoeducation and support to carers and families, and act as a Responsible Clinician (RC) under the Mental Health Act, participating in tribunals and capacity assessments. Furthermore, you will supervise and mentor junior doctors and specialty trainees.

Requirements:

• GMC registration with CCT in Old Age Psychiatry or General Adult Psychiatry with relevant experience.
• Expertise in neurocognitive disorders, complex psychotropic medication management, and behavioral interventions.
• Excellent ability to work with multi-agency teams including social services and dementia specialists.
• NHS pension scheme and enhanced sick leave.
• Flexible working options, including remote consultations.
• Opportunities for leadership development and research involvement.

Why work with Pulse?

From the moment you register with us, our focus is entirely on you. During our first conversation, you will quickly see that we understand your specialty inside and out.

Our expert recruitment consultants are dedicated to finding you the best opportunities and supporting you every step of the way to secure the perfect placement. With our preferred or sole supplier status with many clients, you’ll have access to exclusive opportunities that you won’t find anywhere else.

We always prioritise your best interests, engaging in meaningful conversations and truly listening to you. You are an individual, a professional - not just a resource.

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.