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Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) .We are seeking a Consultant in Older Adult Psychiatry. Watford General Hospital is a 650-bedded district general hospital, serving the Hertfordshire population. It has a busy Accident and Emergency Department as it is the only AandE in West Hertfordshire.As a Consultant Older Adult Liaison Psychiatrist working alongside a Consultant General Adult Liaison Psychiatrist, the post holder will provide clinical leadership to a well-established multidisciplinary Liaison Psychiatry Team.Responsibilities

The Watford Mental Health Liaison team is a multidisciplinary team. The team is commissioned to operate as a 24/7 service. The service receives referrals for any patients 18 and over presenting with mental health difficulties who have been admitted to Watford General Hospital or who are attending the Emergency Department at Watford General Hospital. The team currently receives an average of 275 individual referrals per month, with the majority (70 %) of referrals coming from the Emergency Department (ED) and the remainder (30 %) coming from the inpatient wards. The referrals include service users of both Working Age and also Older Adults.Providing Clinical Leadership and supervision to other members of the team and to the multi-disciplinary team. Also provide cross cover for the General Adult Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist.Providing expert clinical input (including clinical assessment) for patients with complex presentations. They will assess and review patients in the AandE department and wards and provide psychiatric expertise for complex cases, working with clinical staff in the Acute Trust to improve patient care and outcomes. The post holder will contribute to an ad hoc outpatient follow-up clinic where patients assessed by the Mental Health Liaison team and discharged home can be brought back for joint geriatrics review under delirium pathway (Ambulatory care).Regular review of service users waiting for MH admission to ensure review of changing needs and implement appropriate changes to management plan to offer least restrictive treatment options.Providing clinical leadership to daily referrals meetings and board round. The post holder will attend multidisciplinary professionals’ meetings and other multiagency meetings with clinical partners providing acute physical healthcare to provide an integrated approach. There is opportunity to develop specialised clinics in conjunction with other teams and provide input to focussed initiatives (e.g.: High Intensity User Support Teams).In 12 years, the Trust has been successful in acquiring the tender for the provision of specialist Learning disability services in Norfolk, North Essex and Buckinghamshire. The Trust covers a mix of rural and urban areas, including the City of St Albans, the large towns of Watford, Welwyn Garden City and Stevenage, and the smaller towns of Hemel Hempstead, Radlett, Berkhamsted, Harpenden, Hertford, Ware, Bishops Stortford, Hitchin and Letchworth. Hertfordshire Social Services have divided the county into four areas. The county has three Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). West Hertfordshire is served by Herts Valleys CCG and Dacorum and East and North Hertfordshire is served by East and North Herts CCG.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Champa Balalle Job title: Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director Email: champa.balalle1@nhs.netContact details

Name: Dr Champa Balalle — Email: champa.balalle1@nhs.netNotes

Seniority level and employment type on this listing are not relevant to the core description and have been omitted for clarity.

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