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NHS Lothian
Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry
Royal Edinburgh Hospital
Reference: CG 2451
NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Applications are welcome for the above Permanent, Full time (40 hours per week) post based in Royal Edinburgh Hospital.
The Edinburgh Old Age Psychiatry Service covers a population of approximately 75,000 older people. The service is divided into 4 sectors and these match the locality boundaries of all other health and social care services, including Adult Psychiatry and Substance misuse. The four community mental health teams in each quadrant of Edinburgh have a full complement of community psychiatric nursing, occupational therapy, psychology and administrative staff. These localities are linked to inpatient services at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. Recently a home treatment team for older adults has been developed to support the whole pathway. The Rapid Response Team has won numerous awards since its opening a couple of years ago and demonstrated NHS Lothian’s commitment to innovate new services for older people’s mental health.
This post is a full time inpatient post and would suit doctors both at the start of their consultant careers, as well as more established consultants wishing to further develop their individual interests and clinical leadership. Mentoring is available for newly appointed consultants at the start of their consultant careers. The consultant group meets weekly and provides both informal and formal support to colleagues.
The service has a strong track record in supporting consultants to develop and expand their roles/careers. Dedicated time for teaching, quality improvement, academic work, medical leadership or clinical work in subjects of particular interest is part of all existing consultant’s job plans. For example one of the National Training Directors in Psychiatry of Old age works in the department. As part of our commitment to flexible working we would also be happy to discuss options for less than full time working for any prospective candidate. Successful consultant careers often include periods of developing new interests and skills both in and out of work, and mental health services in Lothian have a strong track record in supporting people to do this.
The post-holders will normally participate in an specialist Old Age Psychiatry on-call service for Edinburgh, East and Midlothian, with a frequency of approximately 1 in 12. This rota is supported by a higher trainee on call and only provides consultant level input to older adults. There are separate specialist consultant rotas for adult, CAMHS and forensics throughout the OOHs period. More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.
For an informal discussion please contact:
Dr Stephen Foster, Consultant Psychiatrist
stephen.foster@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk, 0131 537 6000
Dr Andrew Watson, Associate Medical Director, REAS
andrew.r.watson@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk, 0131 537 6301
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We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.
Closing Date: Friday, 26th August 2022
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
Interview Date: Monday, 5th September 2022