CPL UK Healthcare (formally RIG Locums) are currently looking for a Old Age Consultant, NHS based in Southampton, Hampshire area.

The role offers highly negotiable rates for a dedicated psychiatrist. The trust seeks an enthusiastic Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry to work full-time and it would be excellent for someone wanting to broaden their experience of community psychiatry and develop their clinical skills in a supportive and challenging environment. The team is well established with good support from senior clinical and managerial colleagues.

Older persons community mental health teams offer support to older people (normally aged 65 or over unless presenting with early memory deficits) who are experiencing mental health problems. This might be due to an organic mental illness for example Alzheimers dementia or a functional mental illness for example depression, schizophrenia, mood disorders or anxiety.

With all ‘functional’ mental illnesses, t...