We are recruiting for a full-time Specialty Doctor in Old Age Psychiatry to join our Older Adult Community Service providing care to patients in Oxford City and Bicester on a 12-month fixed term contract.
You'll facilitate mental health recovery in the community for people over the age of 65 and those under the age of 65 with a diagnosis of dementia. In this role you'll provide specialist and holistic assessment, treatment and continuing care for older adults who suffer from a range of mental health problems including dementia.
Working collaboratively with the service users, their family, carers, and friends this role will be carried out in partnership with the community mental health team and other professionals involved in the care of the service user.
You'll work predominantly with the duty team carrying out urgent assessments independently or jointly with community psychiatric nurses, occupational therapists, and psychologists. There will be occasions of joint work w...