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.

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