Consultant in Old Aged Psychiatry

Post:  consultant psychiatrist in old psychiatry 10 PA

This post is based in the North West Division which is part of Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Applications are sought for enthusiastic and motivated candidates for this post. 

This is a full-time post (10 sessions) with opportunity to discuss up to 2 EPA or working flexibly.

It is a traditional community/inpatient post based within an Older Adult Community Mental Health Team (OACMHT) at The Woodlands Resource Centre, Kirkintilloch Glasgow which cover Bearsden and Milngavie areas of East Dunbartonshire. This catchment area has a population of approximately 10,000 older adults. Inpatient facilities are out of Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Glasgow. This post includes 1 session for Hospital based complex care also at Gartnavel Royal Hospital.

The successful applicant will work alongside 5 Old Age Consultants and 5 Old Age Speciality Doctors. Senior psychiatrists in the North West have close links to the other Old Age Psychiatry colleagues and form part of the Division of Older Adult Psychiatry within Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

The well-established OACMHT at The Woodlands Resource Centre has experienced CPNs with a nurse team lead, care home liaison nurses, occupational therapists and clinical psychologists. There will be access to dedicated medical administrative support. The post has 0.6 WTE experienced SAS Doctor support. There is another 1 consultant old age psychiatrist and 0.6 SAS old age doctor working out of Woodlands Centre covering the other part of East Dunbartonshire HSCP. There is also a full-time old age clinical development fellow attached to North West OACMHT.

The successful candidate will work as part of the OACMHT, offering outpatient, inpatient and, as required, domiciliary assessment of older people with mental health problems. The candidate must be able to work in a collaborative way with other professionals and other agencies. The post is full-time but consideration will be given to applicants wishing to work less than full time or on a job share basis.

Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once CESR is awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.  

The job is offered as a full-time post on a 10 PA basis but applications will be considered from those wishing to work less than full-time. Up to 2 EPAs may be available to undertake additional outpatient and/or procedure sessions or management activity.

Additional Non DCC (up to 2 PAs in total Inclusive of 1 core SPA plus 1 additional non DCC can be negotiated and agreed between the successful candidate and Management depending on the time required to support professional activities and the needs of the service.

All newly qualified Consultants are initially offered a minimum of 1 Core Supporting Professional Activity (SPA) which includes CPD, audit, clinical governance, appraisal, revalidation, job planning and management meetings. This will be reviewed within 6 months (or earlier if required) of appointment and revised upwards if additional responsibilities are agreed.

Informal enquiries may be made to Dr. Christopher Haxton, Lead Clinician on or Dr Ashley Fergie Clinical Director for Older Peoples Mental Health GG&C on .

NHS Scotland 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 Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.