Core Training Post
Post Description Base Address
CT2 - Psychogeriatrics Mossley Hill Hospital Park Avenue Liverpool L18 8BU.
Educational Supervisor:
Dr. David Anderson
Supervising Consultant: Consultant Secretary contact details:
Dr. David Anderson Helen Bickerton 250 6154 Description of Service
The Older Peoples Service provides a range of services across Liverpool, Sefton and Kirkby. These include psychological and social therapies, and medical treatments which are tailored to an individuals 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 persons preference, cultural and religious background will always be taken into account. Services may be provided at a 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.
Services offered 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.
Setting Where Work Carried Out
Most of the trainee’s work will be carried out at Mossley Hill Hospital, which has the inpatient, outpatient facilities. There will be opportunities to work in the community, especially in collaboration with the multidisciplinary CMHT. The trainee will also have the opportunity to assess liaison referrals from the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospitals under Consultant supervision. The trainee will undertake clinical assessments at Mossley Hill Hospital, the Broadoak Unit, Rathbone Hospital and the Scott Clinic out of hours. The trainee will have the opportunity to see ‘continuing care’ patients at Heys Court and Paisley Court.
Responsibilities of Trainee
The Trainee will work within Dr Anderson’s clinical team and will receive clinical and educational supervision from Dr. Anderson. The trainee’s duties will include: To assess, review and contribute to the management of inpatients on organic and functional wards (Acorn and Oak wards respectively) To join and contribute to ward rounds held once a week on Fridays. Memory/outpatient clinic – 1-2 new patients per week and 4-6 follow up patients per week are seen by trainee under supervision by Dr Anderson. All new and follow-up patients are seen in domiciliary community outpatients Domiciliary visits – the trainee will have the opportunity to perform urgent domiciliary reviews in patient’s homes ECT - the trainee will have the opportunity, should they wish, to be involved in higher training in ECT, with regard to the managing and running of an ECT service. Liaison - the trainee will have the opportunity, should they wish, to be involved in the Old Age Psychiatry Liaison service base at The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospitals under the supervision of Dr Anderson To maintain up to date electronic and other medical records to a high standard. To attend Community team CPA/Care Coordination meetings. To provide support to CMHT and to see carers/relatives as required
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
Trainee timetable:
Day AM PM
Monday CMHT/Supervision Ward Rounds
Tuesday Local CPD CMHT Visits
Wednesday OPC OPC
Thursday Special Interest Special Interest
Friday Liaison Liaison