Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist Maples (Inpatient)

Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist - Maples (Inpatient)

Location: Cavell Centre, Peterborough. Salary: £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. Role: Permanent, full time (10 sessions per week), Consultant Grade.

Job Overview

The successful candidate will oversee psychiatric care for a 22 bed ward of older adults, with separate units for dementia and functional illness. The role includes clinical leadership, teaching, research, and discharge planning within a multidisciplinary team.

Main Duties

• Deliver comprehensive psychiatric care for older adults on the Maples Unit.
• Provide clinical leadership to the MDT, including OT, OTAs, psychology, physiotherapy, SALT, and junior doctors.
• Develop and implement evidence based treatment plans for complex psychiatric and psychological comorbidities.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and support data collection for service development.
• Offer cross cover for consultant colleagues during annual and staff leave to ensure continuous service.
• Contribute to administrative duties such as setting performance targets, participating in audit, and managing patient information systems.
• Supervise psychiatry trainees and specialty doctors, managing training and oversight.
• Engage in teaching activities for undergraduate and postgraduate medical students and wider staff.
• Support research initiatives, potentially leading clinical trials related to dementia and late life mental health.
• Participate in the CPFT North consultant psychiatry on call rota (Category A).

Education / Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and licence to practice.
• MBBS or equivalent.
• MRCPsych or equivalent.
• MD or PhD (preferred).
• AC/S12 status or eligibility for training.
• Approved Clinician Status or eligibility to attend training.

Entry Criteria

• Specialty Registration in psychiatry.
• CCT in psychiatry, or within 6 months of attaining Higher Training CCT at the time of interview.
• Experience and competencies recognised by the GMC.

Experience

• Proven experience of working with older adults.
• Experience of multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Experience of teaching and supervising doctors in training.
• Publications in psychiatry.
• Experience of crisis and home treatment work.

Skills / Ability / Knowledge

• Knowledge of mental health policy and legislation.
• Decision making and problem solving skills.
• Ability to take clinical lead.
• Represent department at trust wide meetings.
• Build relationships with other professionals.
• Willingness to travel if required.

Qualities / Attributes

• Approachable and flexible.
• Reliable.
• Strong understanding of NHS mental health services context.
• Experience developing services within changing environments and limited budgets.

Equality and Diversity

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.