psychiatrynorthwest - specialist registrar training in general adult psychiatry in the north west of england
   
 
Dr Alistair Stewart, Consultant Psychiatrist. Click here to enlarge photograph.
Alistair Stewart - click photo to enlarge

  
Dr Alistair Stewart

Royal Oldham Hospital
Rochdale Road
Oldham
OL1 2JH

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Description of placement
The trainer is one of four General Adult Psychiatrists and provides a service to the population of the North West sector of Oldham (age group 16 – 64). There are also consultants in liaison psychiatry and substance misuse psychiatry.

The unit treats the fill range of patients requiring specialist mental health services. Trainer and trainee relate to inpatent and outpatient services and to a well developed community mental health team. Assertive outreach and early intervention services are being developed.

The North West sector is a largely urban area with a high degree of economic deprivation and a large ethnic minority population (mainly south asian). Transcultural psychiatry, working with interpreters and addressing the needs of asylum seekers are a major element of the work.

Depending on the trainee’s level of experience, they may take on full clinical responsibility (under consultant supervision) for a cohort of inpatients and outpatients.

 
Example of Specialist Registrar's Timetable
     
MON
Review inpatients with SHO
Consultants meeting
  
Special interest
TUE
Follow-up clinic
  
Admin
1 hour supervision session with consultant
WED
Community team meeting
Short ward round
Case conference
  
New patient clinic
THU
Main ward round
  
Special interest
FRI
Research
  
Research

On call commitment: 1 in 7 on-call as second on-call always with Consultant and SHO on- call as well