The Mersey Care Nhs Trust

Core Training Post

Post Description Base Address

CT3 Ferndale Unit Psychogeriatrics Aintree Hospital site Longmoor Lane Liverpool L9 7AL Educational Supervisor:

Dr. James McCarthy Consultant Secretary contact details: Supervising Consultant: Ruth Collins Dr. Sowmya Munishankar Tel: 0151 529 8350 Description of Service

The Older Peoples Directorate provides a range of services across Liverpool, Sefton and Kirkby. These include psychological and social therapies, and medical treatments which are tailored to an individual’s needs.

Services always try to be holistic in their approach to work with service users and carers to improve health and quality of life. A person’s preference, cultural and religious background will always be taken into account. Services may be provided at a hospital or day hospital, or in a persons own home.

The approach is based on teams of specialist professionals working together, known as the multidisciplinary team approach. Teams visiting people at home are called community mental health teams.

The services are for all people aged 65 or more living within the geographical area covered by Mersey Care NHS Trust and people under age 65 who suffer from young onset dementia. The multidisciplinary teams, inpatient and outpatient services with their secretarial and administrative support are based in a variety of locations throughout the area. Each base is generally responsible for people in a defined geographical area local to that base.

Southport & North Sefton . Boothroyd Ward (on Southport General Infirmary Site (SGI) . Brookdale Day Centre (3 miles from SGI) . CMHT, Bob Martin Ward (SGI site)

South Sefton, North Liverpool & Kirkby . Community Offices (on Aintree Hospital site)

Liverpool . Acorn and Oak Wards (on Mossley Hill Hospital site) . Mossley Hill Day Hospital . Community Offices (on Mossley Hill Hospital site) . Heys Court (Garston – 5 miles from Mossley Hill) We also provide a specialist service to people admitted to the Royal Liverpool, Aintree, Broadgreen and Southport General Hospitals.

General Overview of Training Experience and Job Role:

 Most of the trainee’s work will be carried out at Ferndale Unit (outpatients).  There will be opportunities to work in the community, especially in collaboration with the multidisciplinary CMHT.  The trainee will undertake clinical assessment at Stoddart House, and Aintree AED, when on call.

Responsibilities of Trainee

Attend outpatient clinics

Perform domiciliary visits in the community

Memory/outpatient clinic – 3 new patients per week and 9 follow up patients per week are seen by trainee under supervision by Dr Munishankar

Outpatient Clinic – average attendance 4 patients per session.

Attend CPA/Care Coordination meetings.

Provide support to CMHT and to see carers/relatives as required.

Excellent opportunity to prepare for advanced training, as trainee is expected to work more autonomously given their stage of training, with consultant support.

Please see Trainee Handbook for your area at the link below: http://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/Working_for_Us/Medical_Trainees/Junior_Doctors_H andbooks.aspx

It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change.

Trainee timetable:

Day AM PM

Monday Clinic domiciliary visits Tuesday domiciliary visits domiciliary visits Wednesday CMHT REVIEWS CMHT reviews Thursday Clinic Clinic Friday Admin Teaching