MHSOP Specialty Doctor

at  Northumbria Healthcare NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The North Tyneside Mental Health Services for Older People is based within North Tyneside General Hospital and provides Psychiatric services for older people within much of North Tyneside. The North Tyneside Memory Clinic is based within a specialist department within North Tyneside General Hospital and offers clinic and home visit appointments. The service receives approximately 800 referrals a year and provides assessment, diagnostic, and post diagnostic support for those with possible dementia. The post holder would be primarily based in the Memory Service, supporting diagnosis and treatment of patients with dementia.
The post holder would work with other members of the MDT within the Memory Service, including nursing staff, OT, Psychology and Nursing assistants and are supported by an excellent admin team. There is Consultant input into the Memory Clinic, and we have a full-time F1 doctor and GP Registrar (split post Memory Clinic and Community Team). The team has a close working relationship and values all members of the MDT. The exact job plan will be agreed with the successful appointee.
Support provision of Memory Clinic services, including input into MDT
Provide Memory Clinic diagnostic clinics
Provide input into reviewing investigations within Memory Clinic
Provide recommendations for treatments for cognitive impairment and associated mental health issues
Support the training and support of junior medical staff, nurses, and other multidisciplinary team members within the Trust’s Older People’s Services
The post will be supported by Consultant input
Although primarily based within the Memory Service, there may be occasions when input into other parts of the Mental Health Services for Older People is required, dependent on service need
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.
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