Consultant Psychiatrist in Older AdultsNHS Medical & Dental : Consultant

Hertfordshire Partnership University; Watford; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Watford is seeking a dedicated professional to provide clinical leadership and expert psychiatric input for complex cases. The role involves supervision of team members, assessments in A&E, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient care. Candidates should possess experience in mental health settings. This opportunity also includes participation in outpatient follow-up clinics to ensure comprehensive patient management.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing clinical leadership and supervision in a mental health setting.
• Ability to assess and review patients with complex mental health presentations.
• Expertise in collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and supervision to team members.
• Assess and review patients in A&E department and wards.
• Attend multidisciplinary and multiagency meetings for integrated care.

Job description

Main duties of the job Providing Clinical Leadership and supervision to other members of the team and to the multi-disciplinary team. Also provide cross cover for the General Adult Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist. Providing expert clinical input (including clinical assessment) for patients with complex presentations. They will assess and review patients in the A&E department and wards and provide psychiatric expertise for complex cases, working with clinical staff in the Acute Trust to improve patient care and outcomes. The post holder will contribute to an ad hoc outpatient follow-up clinic where patients assessed by the Mental Health Liaison team and discharged home can be brought back for joint geriatrics review under delirium pathway (Ambulatory care)

Regular review of service users waiting for MH admission to ensure review of changing needs and implement appropriate changes to management plan to offer least restrictive treatment options. Providing clinical leadership to daily referrals meetings and board round. The post holder will attend multidisciplinary professionals’ meetings and other multiagency meetings with clinical partners providing acute physical healthcare to provide an integrated approach. There is opportunity to develop specialised clinics in conjunction with other teams and provide input to focused initiatives E.g. : High Intensity User Support Teams.