Your primary duty is the assessment and management of patients with mental disorder within the acute hospital. Presentations typically include patients who are depressed or anxious, suicidal and / or have self-harmed, who are confused or delirious, and with functional / somatoform / abnormal illness behaviour. 

You will be part of the Fife-wide out of hours rota, which is based at UCAT in Kirkcaldy.

This involves assessment and management of patients presenting with psychiatric emergencies, generally in working age adults, and often involves admission to psychiatric inpatient care and the use of the Mental Health Act.

The assessment and management of patients with a wide variety of mental disorders, throughout their journey of care and recovery.  Developing understanding in the use MHA and AWI.  Regular opportunities for ward-based teaching.  Opportunities to become involved in medical student teaching.

Opportunities to undertake clinical audit / quality improvement work.

Arrangements can be made for interested trainees to spend time with different parts of the service, to increase exposure and awareness of psychiatric subspecialties.

Experience in liaison psychiatry and the interface between physical and mental health, which will be useful whatever speciality you pursue. 

You will be working within a small and supportive team.