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 working with North <strong>West</strong> PCLT<br />
Dr Sara Cunningham (0.65wte)<br />
Plymouth Primary Care Trust<br />
JOB DESCRIPTION: Dr Cunningham works as a Consultant Psychiatrist in the North <strong>West</strong> PCLT (Primary Care<br />
Liaison team). The team consists of 1.6 Consultants, 1 CT1, 5 CPN's (one Band 7 team leader), 1 Occupational<br />
therapist (Band 6), 1 social worker (AMHP), 2 support workers, 2 medical secretaries and 1 team secretary. The<br />
catchment area is approximately 40,000 population and covers 8 GP surgeries in the Whitleigh/St Budeaux area<br />
of Plymouth. We see a wide range of psychiatric problems from the major psychoses (depression,<br />
schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder) to adult ADHD, personality disorders and severe anxiety<br />
disorders. The ST4-6 trainee will be expected to see patients with a variety of clinical problems of appropriate<br />
complexity.<br />
Dr Cunningham has trained in psychiatry since 1988 in Liverpool, Nottingham, Leicester and Plymouth. She has<br />
been a Consultant Psychiatrist in Plymouth since 1999 and trained a number of ST4-6 psychiatrists. She has a<br />
special interest in treating Occupational Health psychiatry problems within the <strong>South</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Peninsula</strong>r. She has<br />
an interest in medical education (PGCMedEd) and regularly delivers training and feedback within the<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong>r Medical School. The trainee will devise a programme suitable for their training needs, but focusing<br />
on adult community psychiatry.<br />
Opportunities for a Specialty Trainee:<br />
Outpatient clinics, in patient care, emergency psychiatry – both day & night (on call), experience of a well<br />
functioning multidisciplinary team, writing Court and Tribunal reports under supervision, teaching for junior<br />
medical staff and other disciplines, regular teaching programme, audit, protected research sessions and<br />
psychotherapy training.<br />
TIMETABLE<br />
Monday<br />
Tuesday<br />
Wednesday<br />
A.M.<br />
Consultant Meeting<br />
On call daytime<br />
assessments/liaison work –<br />
Derriford hosp<br />
Outpatient clinic – medical student<br />
teaching clinic<br />
Elmview<br />
Supervision - Glenbourne<br />
Case Conference / Journal Club<br />
/CPD(Glenbourne)<br />
P.M.<br />
Team referral meeting<br />
Elmview<br />
Special Interest Session<br />
Emergency Assessments clinic<br />
Thursday<br />
Outpatients<br />
Admin<br />
Elmview<br />
Friday Flexible clinical/admin Research<br />
On-Call 1: 10 with Consultant Cover<br />
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