Job Overview

The post holder will be responsible for Older Persons Services, covering GP surgeries in the North Denbighshire area. The post will provide CPA reviews and ward round for inpatients for the catchment area, outpatient clinics and medical input to the memory service. It will deal with organic referrals for the catchment area and will work with adult consultant psychiatrists for age 65 if meet criteria for complex needs. The post holder will be expected to comply with the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010. The post may at times attract a junior doctor, depending on availability in the training rota. The post holder will undertake responsibilities if approved under the Mental Health Act (1983) as a section 12/2 approved doctor and responsibilities under the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide specialist psychiatric assessment, treatment and management for people with cognitive impairment (including Young Onset Dementias) and those over 70 with functional illnesses. Transition arrangements are in place for developing an age equal or needs based specialist Older Persons Mental Health Service (OPMHS) from the catchment area. The post holder will work within the legislative arrangements of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010, providing medical leadership to the CMHTE, and consultation work with Primary Mental Health Services for the Elderly. They will coordinate a limited number of personal cases providing Care and Treatment Plans. The post holder will provide Consultant and Responsible Clinician services to patients admitted to Bryn Hesketh and Tegid Ward, Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act opinions for patients from their catchment area. The post holder will provide reports and consultation services to support the Health Board in the commissioning of long term health care for patients from their catchment area.

Person specification

Qualifications (Essential)

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.

Qualifications (Desirable)

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
• Welsh AC Approval.

Eligibility (Essential)

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Included on GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of completing CCT.
• Approved Clinician status or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
• Approved under S12 or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.

Eligibility (Desirable)

• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.

Clinical Skills (Essential)

• Evidence of training in the core and specialist competencies for community psychiatry.

Clinical Skills (Desirable)

• Experience in leading a multi-disciplinary team.

Teaching and Training (Essential)

• Evidence of having delivered postgraduate teaching.
• Evidence of having delivered multidisciplinary teaching.

Teaching and Training (Desirable)

• Experience of teaching medical students.