Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist with an interest in Psycho-Oncology
| Posting date: | 22 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £99,532.00 to £131,964.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £99532.00 - £131964.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 June 2024 |
| Location: | London, SW3 6JJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9282-24-0547 |
Summary
The Adult Psychological Support Service (APSS), in which Liaison Psychiatry is based, provides an integrated Level 3 and 4 service (NICE 2004) to patients across the two sites of the hospital for inpatients, those receiving ambulatory care and outpatients. Other pathways within the service are: directive therapies (e.g. CBT/ Third Wave approaches, EMDR); exploratory therapies (e.g. integrative, existential, psychodynamic); family therapy (primarily working with adult patients with dependent children, and young adult patients); psychosexual therapy. The Liaison Psychiatry pathway has three main functions: (i) to provide the general liaison psychiatry service to the inpatient wards of the hospital, (ii) to support the APSS Duty Clinician, and (iii) to provide psycho-oncology psychiatry through pre-planned outpatient and day patient appointments. The specific psychiatric issues and associated risks in a specialist cancer hospital include hyperactive delirium, steroid-induced mania and psychosis, major depression, suicidal planning and intent, desire for hastened death; as well as people with pre-existing severe mental illness. We encourage you to contact us to discuss the role and the team. Please contact Ann Hutchens (020 8915 6173, ann.hutchens@rmh.nhs.uk) to arrange a time to speak to Dr James Woolley, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, or Dr Justin Grayer, Consultant Clinical Psychologist/ Service Lead.