Consultant Psychiatrist in Older Adults (Watford)

We are seeking a Consultant in Older Adult Psychiatry.

Responsibilities

• Providing Clinical Leadership and supervision to other members of the team and to the multi-disciplinary team. Also provide cross cover for the General Adult Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist.
• Providing expert clinical input (including clinical assessment) for patients with complex presentations. The post holder will assess and review patients in the A&E department and wards and provide psychiatric expertise for complex cases, working with clinical staff in the Acute Trust to improve patient care and outcomes. The post holder will contribute to an ad hoc outpatient follow-up clinic where patients assessed by the Mental Health Liaison team and discharged home can be brought back for joint geriatrics review under the delirium pathway (Ambulatory care).
• Regular review of service users waiting for MH admission to ensure review of changing needs and implement appropriate changes to management plan to offer least restrictive treatment options.
• Providing clinical leadership to daily referrals meetings and board round. The post holder will attend multidisciplinary professionals’ meetings and other multiagency meetings with clinical partners providing acute physical healthcare to provide an integrated approach. There is opportunity to develop specialised clinics in conjunction with other teams and provide input to focused initiatives e.g. High Intensity User Support Teams.

Contact

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Kiran Viswanath, Job title: Medical Lead, Email address: kiran.viswanath@nhs.net

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