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 />
General Adult Psychiatry<br />
Dr Stefano Kustermann<br />
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust<br />
The Specialist Registrar will provide supervised medical input to a comprehensive mental health service for<br />
patients registered with Marazion Surgery in Marazion within the North Penwith Community Mental Health<br />
Team. The whole zone comprises five general practices. In addition to Marazion Surgery, it includes Cape<br />
Cornwall (St. Just), Stennack (St. Ives), Bodriggy (Hayle) and Phoenix Surgery (Camborne). The trainee will<br />
cover a surgery with five general practitioners.<br />
Facilities / In-patients:<br />
The acute in-patient beds are at Longreach House, Redruth where there are 32 acute beds shared between<br />
nine consultant psychiatrists. The Ward is divided into male and female bays. Psychiatric intensive care is<br />
provided at Harvest Ward, Bodmin Hospital by a consultant-led team. A Foundation Trust 2 junior doctor works<br />
with <strong>South</strong> Penwith in-patients as well as 2 part-time staff-grade doctors in the Community.<br />
Out-patients:<br />
Clinics will be held at Bolitho House, Penzance at the community mental health team base providing<br />
comprehensive psychiatric assessments of existing CFT patients or new referrals following screening<br />
assessment. Some joint screening assessments with other healthcare professionals when early medical need<br />
identified.<br />
Population:<br />
The total population of the catchment area is approximately 40,000.<br />
Ongoing development:<br />
CFT provides weekly academic programme for trainees involving Grand Round (case conferences), critical<br />
appraisals and lectures. There is a monthly CPD sessions which trainees are encouraged to attend. Specialist<br />
Registrars can attend local consultant peer group meetings and is also invited to consultant business meetings.<br />
Consultants:<br />
The Consultant Psychiatrist for the <strong>South</strong> Penwith area is Dr S. Kustermann. He will provide personal<br />
supervision regularly for one hour per week as well as additional clinical supervision when appropriate. The<br />
trainee will be given a wide range of clinical experience in General Adult Psychiatry and work with subspecialist<br />
teams, eg Assertive Outreach Team and Home Treatment Team. The other consultants for adult<br />
psychiatry in the west of Cornwall are:<br />
Dr Colin Hunter (<strong>South</strong> Penwith and Isles of Scilly)<br />
Dr Darren Mackintosh (<strong>South</strong> Kerrier)<br />
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