Job overview

We are excited to announce an opportunity to join the Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS trust as Specialty Doctor in Old Age Psychiatry.  The role is to support two clinical areas of Memory Service and Complex Intervention and Treatment Team (CITT) in Swindon. This is a community role where the post holder will be based in Victoria Centre in Swindon with the majority of clinical activities at Victoria Centre with some travelling involved for domiciliary visits. The post is supported by Specialty doctors  in the two clinical areas and support from an Old Age Consultant Psychiatrist . The Trust is committed to supporting those Specialty doctors who aspire to obtain consultant status in psychiatry via the Portfolio Pathway route. 

Applications are also welcome for those wishing to job share.  Job share partners, when submitting applications, should make it clear they are applying as job sharers.

Main duties of the job

To participate in the CITT and memory assessment service i.e. history taking, diagnosis, note keeping, report and letter writing, psychiatric and physical examination, pharmacological treatment and discharge planning. To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team that makes early diagnosis of cognitive problems and uses meaningful occupation as a strategy for recovery To deliver quality pharmacological treatment in accordance with NICE guidance. To participate in CPA meetings when appropriate. To be aware of current research and discuss participation in research programmes with patients. To help in the development of memory services in Swindon and across AWP. To liaise with other parts of the service (especially the Primary Care Liaison Service, and CITT when urgent assessments are needed) and GPs and non NHS organisations wherever applicable. To participate in the AWP memory assessment service group. Write up all their notes using the Trusts Electronic Record system RIO which also records time and date of entry. The post holder is personally responsible for entering their notes onto the system themselves. Ensure effective and timely documentation and communication of clinical decision making and management plans The post holder is expected to seek Section 12 approval, but this is not a requirement of the post. To support the CITT MDT with timely assessment of older adults in the community and clear documentation of assessments in the community.

Working for our organisation

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.