Old Age (Cornwall Partnership Trust)
Please note that these timetables and descriptions are indicative only and subject to change with service development and will be tailored to meet individual trainees
learning needs after discussion and agreement from individual educational supervisor.
Dr Sadir Altaan | Old Age Psychiatry (Community) | Cornwall Partnership Trust |
Dr Henry Cameron | Old Age Psychiatry (Community) | Cornwall Partnership Trust |
Dr Vicky Brown | Old Age psychiatry (Inpatient) | Cornwall Partnership Trust |
Dr Alejandro Corsico | Old Age Psychiatry (Community) | Longreach Hospital, Redruth |
Dr Simon Vann Jones | Old age Psychiatry (Community) | Trevillis House Liskeard Cornwall |
Dr Ciaran Abbey | Old Age Psychiatry | Chy Govenek, TR4 9LD |
Post Information
WEEKLY TIMETABLES: (see point 4 in Notes for Guidance)
TRAINEE TIMETABLE: (This can be adapted and tailored to trainees needs)
MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
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A.M |
Community Work |
Community MDT Meeting Clinical Supervision |
Teaching/ CPD Training |
Research/ Special interest |
Inpatient work |
P.M |
Community Work /Admin |
In patients MDT meeting |
Community Work |
Research/ Special interest |
Admin |
ON CALL: 14 includes S12 work- on call work will be supervised by consultants
Post Information
WEEKLY TIMETABLES
TRAINEE TIMETABLE:
MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
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A.M |
Memory clinic | Memory assessment MDT Home visit / clinic | Peer meetings / Academic programme | WholeTeam MDT Meeting | Research / Special Interest |
P.M |
Home Visits / admin / MDT work Supervision with consultant | Admin / home visits | Admin / home visits /emergency assessments | Admin / home visits | Research / Special Interest |
ON CALL: Cornwall Rota, 1 in 9 days with Consultant supervision
Post Information
ON CALL: Cornwall Rota, 1 in 10 days with Consultant supervision
WEEKLY TIMETABLE:
TRAINEE TIMETABLE:
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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A.M |
Community Work with Dr Giles Richards or Dr Henry Cameron or Dr Steve Naylor or Dr Sadir Altaan Or Liaison / Management with Dr Sally Thomas (also submitting application to be ST4-6 trainer) at RCHT Or, if permitted, Ward Round on Garner with Staff Grade Doctor |
Special Interest/Research/Academic |
Rotating Meetings Grand Round and SMSC Difficult to Manage Patient Meeting (case based discussions) or Radiology Meeting CCD Consultant Business Meeting CPD in Newquay Peer Group |
Ward Round on Garner with Dr Vicky Brown |
Clinical work – see patients, prepare reports, supervised RC work (Tribunal Slot) |
P.M |
As above |
As above |
Supervision in Bellingham Audit Paperwork (Tribunal Slot) |
Ward Round on Garner with Dr Vicky Brown – board round, MHAA, speaking to families, reviewing patients |
Clinical work – see patients, prepare reports, supervised RC work (Tribunal Slot) |
POST INFORMATION
WEEKLY TIMETABLES
TRAINEE TIMETABLES
MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | |
AM | Special Interest (eg. AUDIT/ Research Project) | Home Visits + Supervision | Trainees Teaching: Weekly CPD: Monthly | Out Patient Clinic | Admin Ward Work Drop in Supervision |
PM | Special Interest (eg. AUDIT/ Research Project) | Multi-Disciplinary Team Meeting + Ward Round | Admin Ward Reviews | Out Patient Clinic/ Admin | Community work: Home Visits |
ON CALL- 1:9
POST INFORMATION
WEEKLY TIMETABLE
TRAINEE TIMETABLE
ON CALL-
1 in 9 on the general adult rota covering 136 rota and junior doctor ward queries. Paired with a covering consultant for OOH support.
Accommodation provided in Redruth or Bodmin if required
Post Information
TRAINING POST |
Old Age Psychiatry |
TRAINING BASE |
Chy Govenek, TR4 9LD |
TRAINER |
Dr Ciaran Abbey |
JOB DESCRIPTION |
This training post will provide experience in assessing, treating and managing older adult patients with psychiatric disorders as well as younger people with dementia. The post currently covers GP surgeries in Truro, Cambourne, St Agnes, Perranporth and Newquay providing unique experience across urban, suburban and rural areas with the complexities of having larger, shifting holiday populations throughout the year. The job is based amongst some of the most stunning scenery in the UK but also covers area with high levels of need. The Gannel team comprise different work streams: there is the acute community mental health team (CMHT), covering functional and organic crises in mental health. We manage patients in the community with support from other agencies such as social services and the home treatment team. There is a Memory Assessment Service (MAS) which provides specialist assessment and initial management of dementia within a clinic and home setting with the dementia specialist team (PCDP’s and DLN) who follow up all those with a diagnosis of dementia in the community and providing liaison to the care homes. Garner Ward provides in patient care for people with dementia in Bodmin Hospital. Acute beds for those with more functional illnesses is in Longreach House, Redruth. The Gannel team provide medical cover to in patients from our area and cross cover if other team consultants are not available. Our CT1 trainee based on the ward who also works in the Gannel Memory Assessment Service. Ward rounds occur once a week. The ward work provides experience in taking part in and chairing ward rounds, writing reports, managing complex patients. The team manager oversees teams within the central region. Within the Gannel team, there are 6 nurses within the CMHT, 2 dementia liaison nurses, 3 primary care dementia practitioners and 2 HCA’s. There is an OT in the team along with access to psychology and neuropsychology. We have admin support for clinics and within the CMHT. The doctors administrator is based at Chy Govenek. The post holder will be able to gain experience in the triaging, assessment and management of complex older patients within the CMHT, work with the Memory Assessment Service developing management plans and reviewing patients who are more complex as well as in patient work. There are opportunities for Mental Health Act assessments and section 12 work. Mental Capacity Act use is frequent in older person’s mental health and the post holder will become familiar with criteria and implementation. There is a monthly joint meeting with radiology which provides a unique opportunity to discuss the interface of clinical findings with imaging investigations. The team regularly engages in quality improvement audit cycles and we would look to develop one with each trainee to meet their training requirements as well as for experience. Trust wide projects will also be available such as POM UK. There are a wide range of people training with the team: The post holder will be expected to take a role in teaching and training the CT1 trainee, the medical students from Exeter as well as supervising and training the Physician Associates. There are opportunities to support nursing and OT students training with the team. The post holder will be part of a weekly teaching programme for GP trainees and core psychiatric trainees. There are Grand rounds for trainees and consultants on a monthly basis. The development of an MDT teaching programme within the CMHT service offers a post holder a project which can be planned, implemented and evaluated. A MAS teaching programme is also available to be part of. The Membership course offers trainees further experience of teaching. Trainees may consider doing a Masters in medical education as part of their higher training if they have interest in that area. The trainer is happy to facilitate this. Research is expected as an ST 4 – 6 and there are opportunities for the trainee with the mental health research team to get involved with as well as the potential to develop their own projects with supervision. The supervisor is happy to support research projects. The post holder is expected to take an active role in the recruitment of patients within their clinical role and to be familiar with the research activities of the trust. There are opportunities for management within the role such as implementing any changes, providing leadership particularly in the ward environment, shadowing management colleagues and attending business meetings. Supervision is provided by the trainer on a weekly basis for one hour but ad hoc supervision with joint clinics and visits will be part of the training. Work place based assessments are carried out in a timely and are a helpful way to provide feedback through the year. Dr Abbey did her medical training Edinburgh. She started psychiatric training in London, becoming a consultant in West London in 2007 before moving to Oxfordshire in 2015 to be nearer family. She has worked in Melbourne, Australia and in New Zealand in psychiatry before the family made the decision to move to Cornwall in 2022. Dr Abbey has been a trainer since 2007 of both junior and higher trainees, medical students as well as doing teaching for the MDT, the trust, for the section 12/AC courses in London and MRCPsych course. She has taught statistics on the MSc for psychiatric research at UCL. She has worked as a clinical fellow at UCH and did her masters in London before becoming a consultant. In audit, Dr Abbey has been on the board for the POM UK audits in Oxford. She has worked as a principal investigator on several research projects in London and Oxford. The team and the consultant are very enthusiastic in supporting trainees and the team hopes to develop as a teaching and training hub with energy and commitment to growing the next generation of consultants and clinicians. |
ON CALL - 1:9
The on call is non-resident but accommodation can be provided.
The on call covers out of hours Mental Health Act Assessments and telephone support for junior doctors covering Bodmin and Redruth sites.
The post holder is not expected to routinely provide seclusion reviews.
A covering consultant is available for advice.
WEEKLY TIMETABLE
MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | |
AM | Community MDT from 09:30-12:00 (Teams) |
Gannel team huddle 09:15-09:30 (Teams) Clinic with consultant Supervision 11:30-12:30 |
Gannel team huddle 09:15-09:30 (Teams) CPD, buisness and management meetings |
Special Interest Day |
Gannel team huddle 09:15-09:30 (Teams) Memory Clinic Assessments |
PM | Memory Clinic Assessment Service Meeting 13:00-15:00 (Teams) | Ward Rounds at Longreach from 2PM | Training and teaching | Special Interest Session |
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