Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT)
Consultant Psychiatrist in Older Adults (Watford)
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Consultant in Older Adult Psychiatry
Watford General Hospital is a 650-bedded district general hospital, mainly serving the needs of the Hertfordshire population, although patients can also come from North West London, Bedfordshire, and Buckinghamshire. It has a busy Accident and Emergency Department as it is the only A&E in West Hertfordshire.
Role Overview
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.
The Watford Mental Health Liaison Team
- Service Description: A multidisciplinary team commissioned to operate as a 24/7 service.
- Referrals: Received 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.
- Volume: 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.
- Service Users: Includes service users of both Working Age and also Older Adults.
Key Responsibilities
- Clinical Leadership and Supervision: To other members of the team and to the multi-disciplinary team.
- Cross Cover: For the General Adult Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist.
- Expert Clinical Input: Including clinical assessment for patients with complex presentations.
- Assessment and Review: Patients in the A&E department and wards.
- Psychiatric Expertise: For complex cases, working with clinical staff in the Acute Trust to improve patient care and outcomes.
- Outpatient Follow-Up Clinic: Contributing 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).
- Review of Service Users: 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.
- 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 focused initiatives E.g.: High Intensity User Support Teams.
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- Geographical Coverage: 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.
- Specialist Services: The Trust has been successful in acquiring the tender for the provision of specialist Learning disability services in Norfolk, North Essex, and Buckinghamshire.
- Collaboration: The Trust collaborates closely with Hertfordshire County Council and other NHS organisations to promote and support mental health in the community.
- Service Divisions: The Trust clinical services moved from Strategic Business Units (SBUs) into four divisions on the 1st of April 2024, providing clinical services to:
- Adult Community Services, including local teams for mental health
- Adult Acute and Urgent Services, including rehabilitation, inpatient services, and crisis team
- Specialist Services such as mental health services for older people, eating disorders, and our mother and baby unit
- Learning Disability and Forensic Services
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Dr Kiran Viswanath
- Job Title: Medical Lead
- Email Address: kiran.viswanath@nhs.net
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