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Specialist Registrar (ST5) – Old Age Psychiatry
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust | Internal Medical Bank Managed by Agile Workforce
📍 Location: Hartley Hospital, Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
🏥 Service: Older Adult Services (Community Mental Health Team)
🩺 Grade: Specialist Registrar (ST5)
📅 Assignment Duration: 14 August 2026 – 3 August 2027
⏰ Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 17:00
📋 Type: Long-Term Bank Assignment
📌 Reference: LMS3090418
Join Mersey Care's Newly Launched Internal Medical Bank
Agile Workforce is proud to manage the newly launched Internal Medical Bank for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, offering doctors direct access to long-term and flexible opportunities across the Trust.
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Specialist Registrar (ST5) in Old Age Psychiatry to join the Older Adult Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) based at Hartley Hospital on a long-term bank assignment.
This role offers stability, continuity of care, and the opportunity to work within a highly regarded multidisciplinary team supporting older adults across the community.
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Role Overview
The successful candidate will:
- Provide psychiatric assessment and management for older adult patients within CMHT services.
- Participate in multidisciplinary team working and care planning.
- Support the delivery of high-quality community-based mental health services.
- Contribute to risk assessment, treatment planning, and patient reviews.
- Work collaboratively with consultants, nursing teams, psychologists, social workers, and community partners.
Essential Requirements
- ✅ GMC Registration with licence to practise
- ✅ Eligible to work at ST5 level or equivalent
- ✅ Experience within Old Age Psychiatry
- ✅ Valid Section 12 Approval (essential)
- ✅ Breakaway Training
- ✅ Experience using or willingness to work with: Rio and EPMA
- ✅ Right to work in the UK
Desirable
- ⭐ MRCPsych
- ⭐ Previous Community Mental Health Team experience
- ⭐ NHS experience within Older Adult Services
Assignment Details
Working Pattern
- Monday to Friday
- 09:00 – 17:00
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Assignment Length
- Commences: 14 August 2026
- Ends: 3 August 2027
- Approx. 12-month placement
This is a substantial long-term opportunity providing continuity, regular hours, and the benefits of joining Mersey Care's expanding Internal Medical Bank.
Why Join Through the Internal Medical Bank?
Benefits include:
- Long-term placement with a leading NHS Mental Health Trust
- Consistent weekday working pattern
- Weekly payroll
- Dedicated support from Agile Workforce
- Direct access to future bank opportunities across Mersey Care
- Streamlined onboarding process
- Opportunity to gain valuable experience within specialist Older Adult Mental Health Services
Apply Today
If you are an experienced ST5 Old Age Psychiatry Doctor seeking a long-term community-based opportunity within Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, we would love to hear from you.
📩 Message us on LinkedIn or register via 🖥️ website
📧 Email us on: merseycare@agile-workforce.co.uk or ☎️ call: 01756664292
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