Consultant in Old Aged Psychiatry - Kirkintilloch, United Kingdom - NHS Scotland

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Kirkintilloch, United Kingdom

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CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST IN OLD PSYCHIATRY 10 PA**This post is based in the North West Division which is part of Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

This is a full-time post (10 sessions) with opportunity to discuss up to 2 EPA or working flexibly.

It is a traditional community/inpatient post based within an Older Adult Community Mental Health Team (OACMHT) at The Woodlands Resource Centre, Kirkintilloch Glasgow which cover Bearsden and Milngavie areas of East Dunbartonshire.

This catchment area has a population of approximately 10,000 older adults. Inpatient facilities are out of Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Glasgow. This post includes 1 session for Hospital based complex care also at Gartnavel Royal Hospital.

The successful applicant will work alongside 5 Old Age Consultants and 5 Old Age Speciality Doctors.

Senior psychiatrists in the North West have close links to the other Old Age Psychiatry colleagues and form part of the Division of Older Adult Psychiatry within Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

The well-established OACMHT at The Woodlands Resource Centre has experienced CPNs with a nurse team lead, care home liaison nurses, occupational therapists and clinical psychologists.

There will be access to dedicated medical administrative support. The post has 0.6 WTE experienced SAS Doctor support.

There is another 1 consultant old age psychiatrist and 0.6 SAS old age doctor working out of Woodlands Centre covering the other part of East Dunbartonshire HSCP.

There is also a full-time old age clinical development fellow attached to North West OACMHT.

All newly qualified Consultants are initially offered a minimum of 1 Core Supporting Professional Activity (SPA) which includes CPD, audit, clinical governance, appraisal, revalidation, job planning and management meetings.

This will be reviewed within 6 months (or earlier if required) of appointment and revised upwards if additional responsibilities are agreed.

Informal enquiries may be made to Dr. Christopher Haxton, Lead Clinician on or Dr Ashley Fergie Clinical Director for Older Peoples Mental Health GG&C on