The post holder will be responsible for the overall management of patients under their caseload which is defined by groupings of General Practice surgeries in the local area. There are a total of 22 General Practice surgeries included within the area which Hartley Hospital covers and each on average makes 38 referrals per year to the Older Adult Services. The majority of referrals are from primary care and a small number are from Liaison mental health services or from other medical specialties such as Neurology or Geriatrics. Currently there are 1824 open referrals to the team as a whole and 613 to the advertised posts MDT, with the average population covered by each practice being 7,254 and an average of 2,984 patients over the age of 65 being registered at each practice. The number of referrals per month for the last six months are as follows: July 101 August 83 September 75 October 85 November 90 December 73 The team composition is as follows: 2 x FTE Consultant Psychiatrists Post Holder, Dr Williams/Dr Govindaraj 1 s Staff Grade Doctor Dr Leahy 1 x Band 7 team manager Kerry Adamson 2 x Advanced Nurse Practitioners (1 per MDT) - lead and chair their MDT and complete new patient assessments 1 x Band 7 OT 4 x Band 6 CPNs (2 per MDT) 2 x Band 5 CPNs (1 per MDT) 2 x Band 6 nurses in titration team 1.4 x Band 6 nurses in Care Home Liaison Team 2 x Band 4 Assistant Practitioners in Care Home Liaison Team 1 x Band 4 Assistant Practitioner for memory reviews and physical health checks 2 x Band 3 Support Workers (only funded for people with a functional diagnosis) 1 x Clinical Psychologist and Psychology Assistant. Please see job description for further details.