SOUTH WESTERN DEANERY - South West Peninsula Deanery
SOUTH WESTERN DEANERY - South West Peninsula Deanery
SOUTH WESTERN DEANERY - South West Peninsula Deanery
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POST:<br />
TRAINER:<br />
EMPLOYING TRUST:<br />
Old Age Psychiatry<br />
Dr Steve Pearson<br />
Devon Partnership NHS Trust<br />
JOB DESCRIPTION: The Catchment area is 13,000 over 65 population in <strong>West</strong> Devon and <strong>South</strong> Hams. You will<br />
gain experience of an integrated OPMH team and be part of a weekly team meeting where cases are allocated<br />
and cases discussed at feedback. A memory assessment service is part of this community team. The team<br />
includes Speciality Doctor (1 FTE), Community Nurses, Psychology and a Clinical Team Leader. The team base is<br />
in Ivybridge, Devon.<br />
We still look after our own catchment inpatients on 6 beds in NHS Plymouth, working with CRHT for functional<br />
patients.<br />
Training Opportunities<br />
Our team is actively involved in teaching 3 rd year medical students. There will be opportunities to be involved<br />
with this. There is a chance to take part with an audit that is active within the team. Dr Pearson is actively<br />
involved in Service Development and there will be opportunities to be involved in this.<br />
Special interest sessions would be decided by discussion with the trainer. Dr Pearson has wide contacts in<br />
Derriford Hospital and in NHS Plymouth which can be used to provide ample opportunities to provide specialist<br />
sessions which could include Liaison Psychiatry, Neurology, attending specialist Parkinson’s disease clinics and<br />
other specialist memory clinics.<br />
Research<br />
Dr Pearson has a funded Research Session and is active in DeNDRoN dementia research. There are 4 research<br />
nurses as part of the team based at Derriford and you will be welcome to join in this active research centre.<br />
Huntington’s disease<br />
Dr Pearson takes part in a 2 monthly specialist clinic with a neurologist and neuropsychologist at Launceston as<br />
part of his specialist interest in Huntington’s disease. There are active plans to develop research in<br />
Huntington’s disease.<br />
TIMETABLE:<br />
Monday<br />
A.M.<br />
9-12 Community Assessments<br />
12-1 Supervision with Consultant<br />
P.M.<br />
Ward Round, Dementia<br />
Tuesday Team Meeting Community Assessments<br />
Wednesday Ward Round, Functional Special interest<br />
Thursday Community Assessments Outpatient Clinic, Tavistock<br />
Friday Community Assessments Research session<br />
On-Call 1: 10 with Consultant Cover (Plymouth on-call rota)<br />
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