SOUTH WESTERN DEANERY - South West Peninsula Deanery

POST:
TRAINER:
EMPLOYING TRUST:
General Adult Psychiatry
Dr Rick Bowers
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
The Specialist Registrar will provide supervised medical input to a comprehensive mental health service for
patients registered with the Carrick Community Mental Health Team. The whole zone comprises seven general
practices totalling 44 GP’s.
Facilities / In-patients:
The acute in-patient beds are at Longreach House, Redruth where there are 32 beds shared between six
consultant psychiatrists. The Ward is divided into male and female bays. Continuing treatment beds are
available at Fettle House, Bodmin Hospital. Psychiatric intensive care is provided at Harvest Ward, Bodmin
Hospital by a consultant-led team. One full time CT1 trainee works with the Carrick in-patients.
Out-patients:
Clinics will be held at 57 Pydar Street, Truro at the community mental health team base providing
comprehensive psychiatric assessments of existing CFT patients or new referrals following screening
assessment. Some joint screening assessments with other healthcare professionals when early medical need
identified.
Ongoing development:
CFT provides weekly academic programme for trainees involving Grand Round (case conferences), critical
appraisals and lectures. There is monthly CPD sessions which trainees are encouraged to attend. Specialist
Registrars can attend local consultant peer group meetings and is also invited to consultant business meetings.
Consultants:
The Consultant Psychiatrist for the Carrick area is Dr Richard K Bowers. He will provide personal supervision
regularly for one hour per week as well as additional clinical supervision when appropriate. The trainee will be
given a wide range of clinical experience in General Adult Psychiatry and work with sub-specialist teams, eg
Assertive Outreach Team and Home Treatment Team. The supervising consultant also provides support for the
Homeless GP Service in Carrick. The other consultant for adult psychiatry in Carrick is currently a locum.
There are consultants working in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Old Age Psychiatry, Learning Disability and
Drug Misuse covering west Cornwall. In addition, there are consultants working in Liaison Psychiatry, Recovery
and in the Early Intervention in Psychosis Teams.
Team Base:
The CMHT is based at 57 Pydar Street, Truro, comprising of:
Consultant Psychiatrist
Clinical Trainee (1)
CMHT Manager (1)
Community Psychiatric Nurses (4)
Healthcare Practitioner (to be appointed)
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