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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time (10 PA’s) Specialty Doctor in Older Adults. The post holder will be a core member of the Community Mental Health Team.
The successful applicant will work alongside a large and enthusiastic number of consultant and Specialty Dr colleagues working across Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Trust.
The applicant will see patients referred to the Older Adults Community Mental Health Team. This will include assessing and managing functional and organic patients in the outpatient clinics and in the community.
The Specialty doctor will carry an individual caseload but will have support of a consultant in their role. The post holder will undertake community visits in patient’s homes and care home visits. The post holder will do outpatient clinics. The Specialty doctor will be expected to undertake Mental Health Act assessments.
The Central Older Persons CMHT comprises of two teams (the other one based in Crewe) but the post holder’s main work will be in Winsford based CMHT.
This CMHT post is based at the Vale House Resource Centre, Winsford of Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) NHS foundation trust. This post has been newly created to increase the medical input into the older adult’s community mental health team. The post holder will receive support from the existing full time substantive consultant attached to the community mental health team. This team provides community care service to patients with mental disorders in Central Cheshire.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.
To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.
Please download a copy of the job description for full details. Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email – cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or by calling 01244 393100.
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
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Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.
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