Consultant Psychiatrist in Old Age Psychiatry

This is a new post for an Old Age consultant psychiatrist to provide medical input into the community Treatment Team located in Cumbria. The post holder will work along with a multidisciplinary team covering the old people's population in North-Cumbria. The post holder will provide senior clinical expertise in the assessment and treatment of individuals with complex mental health problems and what are termed as at-risk mental states., This is a full-time substantive Consultant post providing senior clinical and leadership input within the Old Age Community Treatment Team. Post holder would be expected to work alongside other experienced consultants, nurses and other members of the MDT covering the working this population in the West of Cumbria. The post-holder is expected to:

Participate in the engagement, assessment, diagnosis and formulation of patients referred to the CTT.

Be committed to delivering excellence in clinical care,

Work effectively with the multidisciplinary community team and in-patient teams.

Promote the safety and well-being of the patients we serve.

To respect the rights and the dignity of patients.

To consider the individual and cultural needs of patients and

To work with families and carers in the best interest of the patient (in line with the Trust Carers' Charter).

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest healthcare Trusts in the country. Serving a population of 1.7 million, with a budget of circa £380 million and 7,000 staff, we work from over 70 sites across Northumberland, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland and Cumbria.

As an organization we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

We are committed to the health and wellbeing of our staff, and we have a number of initiatives including a dedicated website, Thrive - which promotes our supportive and inclusive approach to staff health and wellbeing, career development and benefits.

The Trust is committed to achieving high standards of health for its service users, staff and visitors, providing a safe environment for staff, and we operate a smoke-free policy on all sites., Would you like to work in a CQC 'Outstanding' rated Mental Health and Learning Disability Trust? Do you want to make a difference in changing people's lives? If you are passionate about delivering excellent patient care, we are looking for you to join our Medical Workforce team. In return you will work with a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, receive superb training and development opportunities and excellent staff benefits., The Trust is located in the Northeast of England and Cumbria, which is an area of outstanding natural beauty, containing national parks, ancient heritage sites and major cities supported by excellent national and international transport links. The area is one of the best value regions for housing and offers an excellent standard of living with accomplished schools and Universities.