Consultant Psychiatrist - Older Adults - Dudley

Consultant Psychiatrist - Older Adults - DudleyBlack Country Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustApplications are invited for a full-time Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry based at Bushey Fields Hospital Dudley to join 2 existing Consultants. This existing post is within a well-established supportive service working both on the in-patient wards and in the community, having retained the Continuity of Care model. The Consultant will lead a team of other doctors, CPNs, Social Workers, and Occupational Therapists, covering the communities of Dudley, Stourbridge, and Halesowen in the Black Country. We are also developing new models and methods of working, which will include liaison to primary care within the MCP model and have developed an Old Age Home Treatment Team.
Main Duties of the JobThere are opportunities for someone with an enthusiasm for leadership to become involved in all other aspects of career development such as medical management and research. As a training and teaching Trust, there are opportunities to teach postgraduate psychiatric and GP trainees and undergraduates from Birmingham and Grenada Universities, with newly formed links with Aston Medical School. Links to local Universities have always been strong, and input to Birmingham and Wolverhampton Universities is welcomed.
Job ResponsibilitiesJob description and Person specification are currently with the Royal College for approval. Once these documents have been approved, they will be uploaded to this job.
Person SpecificationGMC RegistrationDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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