Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry - Aylesbury

The role

This role provides clinical leadership and psychiatric care for older adults in an inpatient setting. You will work with the Community Mental Health Team to ensure continuity of care and effective discharge planning.

What you will do

• Provide clinical leadership and psychiatric care for older adults in an inpatient setting.
• Act as an Approved Clinician under the Mental Health Act.
• Conduct assessments, diagnoses, and treatment planning for patients with complex mental health conditions.
• Collaborate with the CMHT to ensure continuity of care and effective discharge planning.
• Supervise junior doctors and contribute to their training and development.
• Participate in clinical governance, service development, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Engage with families, carers, and external agencies.

Required qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register for Old Age Psychiatry (or within 6 months of CCT)
• MRCPsych or equivalent qualification
• Approved Clinician status under the Mental Health Act (or eligibility to obtain)
• Extensive experience in inpatient psychiatry and community mental health services
• Strong leadership, communication, and clinical decision-making skills

Benefits

• Earn £300 per recommendation once they have completed over 200 hours of work

Before you apply

• Unable to support or accept applications from candidates residing in countries on the Red or Amber list, as defined by the Code of Practice for the International Recruitment of Health and Social Care

About the company

Pulse is a recruitment agency with expert consultants dedicated to finding opportunities and supporting professionals. They have preferred or sole supplier status with many clients.