Memory Clinic Physician

Job description

Job responsibilities

Memory Clinics

• Assess and diagnose patients attending the Memory Clinic
• Initiate and monitor treatment where appropriate
• Work closely with the nurses and research psychologists within the ReMind UK team
• Liaise with GPs, mental health teams and other agencies
• Assist with reviewing patient referrals

Clinical Research Studies

• Assist with opportunistic patient and volunteer identification for clinical studies during memory clinic.

EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Help to ensure that patients and carers are as fully informed as possible about their illnesses and benefits to which they are entitled.

Visitors to the unit: Explain the work of the Institute to visitors, including other health professionals and members of the public

Health professionals: Be prepared to assist with professional educational meetings, the teaching of medical students and other occasional visitors to the Memory Clinic

Outside organisations: Be prepared to represent the Institute at external functions and describing the work of the Institute

Training of new staff: Be willing to share skills and contribute to the training and supervision of all new medical, nursing and psychology staff

Personal development

• Take responsibility for personal development and education
• Maintain up-to-date clinical skills in resuscitation and related activities
• Maintain standards of Good Medical Practice
• Undertake annual appraisal and work towards five yearly statutory revalidation

OTHER RESPONSIBILITES

• Write clinical reports and assist with others when necessary
• The post holder is required to familiarise themselves with all ReMind UK policies and procedures and to comply with these at all times.
• Be familiar with and work to all the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and assist in ensuring that they are kept up to date
• Abide by legal rules and statutory regulations relating to practice , including Mental Health Legislation
• All staff must have eligibility to work in the United Kingdom.
• All staff are required to undergo DBS checks.
• All employees are required to carry out other such duties as may reasonably required for the smooth running of the Institute

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Fully registered and in good standing with GMC with at least 2-3 years post registration experience.

Experience

Essential

• At least 1 year experience working with older adults, in hospital medicine, psychiatry (preferably old age psychiatry), a memory clinic or appropriate community setting such as General Practice
• Can demonstrate evidence of commitment to clinical governance

Desirable

• Experience and familiarity with memory clinics and a range of clinical assessments and treatments for people with dementia and memory impairment.
• Understanding of NHS, research and charity governance and regulatory requirements, including Good Clinical Practice.
• Experience of participating in research activity, audit, and quality improvement projects.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Strong team player
• Excellent communication skills, verbal, non- verbal and written with both service users and other professionals
• Ability to function autonomously as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Can demonstrate evidence of commitment to clinical governance
• Be able to join the Remind UK MPS professional indemnity group scheme
• Enquiring mind, self-motivated to learn and teach

Desirable

• Understanding of NHS, research and charity governance and regulatory requirements, including Good Clinical Practice.
• Membership of appropriate networking and professional organisations.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

ReMind UK

Address

The ReMind UK Centre

Combe Park

Bath

BA1 3NG

Employer's website

https://www.reminduk.org/ (Opens in a new tab)