Consultant Psychiatrist OA Memory Clinic

About the job

Job Overview

The Trust is seeking a consultant psychiatrist to join our established multi professional team at Memory Clinic at Coltman Street, Hull.

The service provides Memory services for the local population of Hull and East Yorkshire commissioned by the local NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership. This is an Assessment and Diagnostic Service only. There are Nurse prescribers who also prescribe Cognitive enhancers along with Consultant Psychiatrist

The established team works collaboratively and with clinical expertise as a multi-disciplinary team including nursing and psychology.

Main duties of the job

This is an integral post in the delivery of multi professional memory services to older people across Hull and the East Riding. Based at our Coltman Street unit in Hull the post holder will have clinical responsibility for diagnosing complex cases, formulation , prescription of Cognitve Enhancers, reviewing CT Scan results and informing GPs if there are physical health problems . The Consultant will work with nursing and Psychology services to provide an Assessment Service.

There will be a requirement to hold and maintain S12 (2) and Responsible and Approved Clinician Status for On call Commitments which are 1 in 7.5 on Old People and Learning Disability Rota.

Working for our organisation

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Person specification

shortlisting

Essential Criteria

• grade and experience
  
  

Desirable criteria

• additional clinical qualifications