David Patrick
Cressington Heath,Merseyside
Summary
Driven, dedicated and experienced responsible clinician with a specialism in general adult psychiatry and geriatric psychiatry with exceptional interdisciplinary liaison and patient assessment proficiency. Demonstrated over years of medical practice an excellent expertise in crisis intervention and person-centred care, underpinned by empathy and compassion. Knowledgeable about clinical decision-making, health education promotion, and complex case management, with a strong track record of multidisciplinary team collaboration and clinical leadership. Highly motivated and committed to advancing healthcare outcomes through innovative approaches and continuous professional development.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Locum Geriatric Consultant Post
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
Cottingham, HU16 5JQ
01.2023 - 05.2025
- Responsible Clinician on the ward and part of my duties includes assessment and management of all patients admitted onto Mill View Lodge, Maister Court and Lodge Wards either on voluntary basis or under the legal framework.
- Lead professional at MDT meetings, Admission, interim and discharge Care Programme Approach (CPA) including Best Interest meetings (BIM).
- Medico-legal assessments and reports of all admitted patients under the Mental Health Act.
- Lead professional at the weekly ward rounds and participation at the Trust wide Teaching programmes.
- Supervision of Foundation doctors on placement on the ward as both their Clinical supervisor and Educational Supervisors.
- As a part of the Older Adult Crisis team, I support the team in assessing community patients in crisis and those presenting with acute functional and organic mental disorders.
- Lead professional at the daily early morning reviews with the crisis team where every referred patient is discussed as well as the presentations of all in-patients in the last 24hrs.
- Provision of support to the Mental Health Care Home Liaison team.
- Assessing care home patients exhibiting challenging behaviours and those in crisis.
- Assessing some of these patients under the Mental Health Act.
- Participation on the Consultant on call out of hour rota.
Substantive Associate Specialist
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT
Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
02.2018 - 01.2023
- Working with a consultant psychiatrist and a nurse consultant in providing high quality care and service to older adults presenting with both functional and organic disorders.
- Leading and participating in the diagnosis and treatment of all newly admitted patients.
- Leading and participating in all formulation meetings including all initials, planning and discharge CPAs'.
- Supervising trainee doctors posted to the ward and was the clinical supervisor to FY1 doctors on placements.
- Chairing and participating in the ward weekly MDTs'.
- Writing medical reports and presenting medical evidence at the Mental Health Tribunals.
- Part of the consultant on call rota (8:1) covering all the wards, CMHT, Acute trust and supervising the junior on call.
Associate Specialist
Older Adult Liaison Service
02.2020 - 07.2020
- Providing and supporting the MH Liaison team on the acute ward and Accident and Emergency unit.
- Assessing and managing patients on the acute hospital wards presenting with acute mental disorders as well as supporting medical teams on the these wards.
Associate Specialist
Older Adult CMHT
02.2020 - 07.2020
- Assessing, diagnosing, and managing patients presenting with memory difficulties.
- Supporting the later Life and Memory team.
SHADOWED DR SIVARAM APPAVOO AND DR NIGEL EASTWOOD
Dane Garth Unit, Furness General Hospital
02.2018 - 02.2020
- Working under supervision with 2 consultant psychiatrists in providing high quality treatment on a 20-bed ward.
- Assessing all referrals & undertaking regular mental state examinations of service users.
- Assessing all newly admitted patients and occasionally leading initial formulation meetings.
- Participating in weekly ward rounds & occasionally leading the multidisciplinary meetings.
- Participating in daily handover meetings.
- Attending Care Programme Approach & Section 117 meetings & mental health review tribunals.
- Preparing reports and providing oral evidence at First-Tier Tribunal and Hospital Managers hearings independently.
- Contributing to service development by participating in Clinical Governance activities.
- Providing up to date clinical information at meetings and working effectively with colleagues to ensure that patients have access to appropriate medical care.
- Ensuring implementation of all medical decisions as planned.
- Upholding policies & procedures and contributing to service governance and development.
Staff Grade
Calderstones Unit, Specialist Learning Disability Unit
Clitheroe, BB7 9PE
11.2017 - 02.2018
- Working under supervision with consultant psychiatrist in providing high quality treatment on a 12-bed ward.
- Assessing all newly admitted patients and participating in the initial formulation meetings.
- Participating in daily ward rounds & in the multidisciplinary meetings.
- Participating in daily handover meetings.
- Attending Care Programme Approach & Section 117 meetings & mental health review tribunals.
- Preparing reports for First-Tier Tribunal and Hospital Managers hearings.
- Contributing to service development by participating in Clinical Governance activities.
- Providing up to date clinical information at meetings and working effectively with colleagues to ensure that patients have access to appropriate medical care.
- Ensuring implementation of all medical decisions as planned.
- Upholding policies & procedures and contributing to service governance and development.
Staff Grade
Old Persons Community Mental Health Team, Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital
Bangor, Wales
07.2017 - 10.2017
- Part of the clinical team providing assessments and treatments to older people with mental health problems and dementia.
- Weekly reviews of all referrals to the memory clinics.
- Twice weekly MDT reviews.
- Twice weekly outpatient clinic consultations.
- Home visits for reviews and assessments of patients presenting with mental health problems and dementia.
- Once weekly inpatient reviews and MDT.
- Contributing to service development by participating in Clinical Governance activities.
- Providing up to date clinical information at meetings and working effectively with colleagues to ensure that patients have access to appropriate medical care.
- Upholding policies & procedures and contributing to service governance and development.
Staff Grade
General Adult Community Mental Health Team, Hergest Unit, Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital
Bangor, Wales
03.2017 - 07.2017
- Case load was about 750 patients within the patch.
- Once weekly MDT meeting and review of complex case load.
- Outpatient clinic reviews.
- Home visits for reviews and assessments of patients with mental health difficulties.
- Assessments of patients presenting in CRISIS at the Accident and Emergency unit.
- Assessment and reviews of patients with mental health disorders in the acute hospital wards.
- Participation at Mental health Act Assessments.
Staff Grade
Heddfan Unit, Wrexham Maelor Hospital
Wrexham, Wales
08.2016 - 02.2017
- Psychiatric Intensive Unit (8 beds)
- Working under supervision with one consultant psychiatrist in providing high quality treatment in an 8 bedded PICU.
- Undertake regular mental state examinations of service users.
- Assessing all newly admitted patients and partake in all formulation meetings.
- Participating in weekly ward rounds & multidisciplinary meetings.
- Participating in daily handover meetings.
- Attending Care Programme Approach.
- Preparing reports and attending First-Tier Tribunal and Hospital Managers hearings.
- Contributing to service development by participating in Clinical Governance activities.
- Providing up to date clinical information at meetings and working effectively with colleagues to ensure that patients have access to appropriate medical care.
- Ensuring implementation of all medical decisions as planned.
- Upholding policies & procedures and contributing to service governance and development.
CT3 training post
Alder Hey NHS Foundation Trust
Waterloo, Liverpool
02.2016 - 08.2016
- Core training post in Child and Adolescence Mental Health Service (CAMHS).
CT3 Core training post
Macclesfield District General Hospital
Macclesfield, SK10 3BL
08.2015 - 02.2016
- Core training post in General Adult (Adult Rehabilitation).
CT3 training post
5 Boroughs NHS Foundation Trust
St Helens, WA9 3DE
02.2015 - 08.2015
- Core training post in General Adult (Adult inpatient unit).
CT3 training post
5 Borough Partnership NHS Found Trust
Runcorn, WA7 2DA
08.2014 - 02.2015
- Core training post in General Adult - Adult Community Mental Health (CMHT).
CT2 training post
Ashworth Hospital, Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool, L31 1HW
02.2014 - 08.2014
- Core Forensic psychiatry training post in High Secure unit.
CT2 training post
Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust
Wavertree, Liverpool
08.2013 - 02.2014
- Core psychiatry speciality Learning Disability training post which included 2 days inpatient and 2 days LD CMHT experience.
CT1 training post
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Wirral, CH63 4JZ
02.2013 - 08.2013
- Core psychiatry speciality training post in (Geriatrics) older adult ward.
CT1 training post
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Crewe, CW1 2ER
08.2012 - 02.2013
- Core Psychiatry Speciality training post in General Adult CMHT.
Senior House Officer
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Macclesfield, SK10 3JE
04.2012 - 08.2012
- Senior house officer with the community mental health team.
- Working under supervision with a community consultant in the following: Outpatient clinic assessments and reviews of patients presenting with mental disorders.
- Participating at MDT meetings.
- Presenting cases during weekly academic meetings.
- Home visits with care coordinators.
- Contributing to service development by participating in Clinical Governance activities.
- Providing up to date clinical information at meetings and working effectively with colleagues to ensure that patients have access to appropriate medical care.
- Ensuring implementation of all medical decisions as planned.
- Upholding policies & procedures and contributing to service governance and development.
Senior House Officer
Greater Manchester West NHS Foundation Trust
01.2012 - 04.2012
- Working under supervision with inpatient consultant psychiatrist in providing high quality treatment in a 15-bed ward.
- Undertake regular mental state examinations of service users.
- Assessing all newly admitted patients which includes physical examinations, routine admission bloods and ECGs.
- Participating in weekly ward rounds & formulation meetings and MDT's.
- Participating in daily handover meetings.
- Attending Care Programme Approach & Section 117 meetings & mental health review tribunals.
- Attending First-Tier Tribunal and Hospital Managers hearings with consultant psychiatrist.
- Contributing to service development by participating in Clinical Governance activities.
- Providing up to date clinical information at meetings and working effectively with colleagues to ensure that patients have access to appropriate medical care.
- Ensuring implementation of all medical decisions as planned.
- Upholding policies & procedures and contributing to service governance and development.
- Facilitated weekly meetings with healthcare professionals to discuss patient cases and updates.
- Managed patient care by coordinating with multidisciplinary teams.
Education
MBBS - MEDICAL SCIENCES
Ahmadu Bello University
NIGERIA 04.1993 - 04.2002
MSC - International Public Health
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM 09.2008 - 07.2009
Skills
- Geriatric medicine specialism
- Interdisciplinary liaison
- Patient assessment proficiency
- Crisis intervention proficiency
- Person-Centred care approach
- Empathy and compassion
- Clinical decision-making
- Health education promotion
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Complex case management
- Clinical leadership
Languages
English
Native
Hausa
Upper intermediate
Igbo
Upper intermediate
Affiliations
- Travelling, Keeping up to date with events around the world
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Locum Geriatric Consultant Post
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
01.2023 - 05.2025
Associate Specialist
Older Adult Liaison Service
02.2020 - 07.2020
Associate Specialist
Older Adult CMHT
02.2020 - 07.2020
Substantive Associate Specialist
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT
02.2018 - 01.2023
SHADOWED DR SIVARAM APPAVOO AND DR NIGEL EASTWOOD
Dane Garth Unit, Furness General Hospital
02.2018 - 02.2020
Staff Grade
Calderstones Unit, Specialist Learning Disability Unit
11.2017 - 02.2018
Staff Grade
Old Persons Community Mental Health Team, Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital
07.2017 - 10.2017
Staff Grade
General Adult Community Mental Health Team, Hergest Unit, Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital
03.2017 - 07.2017
Staff Grade
Heddfan Unit, Wrexham Maelor Hospital
08.2016 - 02.2017
CT3 training post
Alder Hey NHS Foundation Trust
02.2016 - 08.2016
CT3 Core training post
Macclesfield District General Hospital
08.2015 - 02.2016
CT3 training post
5 Boroughs NHS Foundation Trust
02.2015 - 08.2015
CT3 training post
5 Borough Partnership NHS Found Trust
08.2014 - 02.2015
CT2 training post
Ashworth Hospital, Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust
02.2014 - 08.2014
CT2 training post
Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust
08.2013 - 02.2014
CT1 training post
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
02.2013 - 08.2013
CT1 training post
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
08.2012 - 02.2013
Senior House Officer
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
04.2012 - 08.2012
Senior House Officer
Greater Manchester West NHS Foundation Trust
01.2012 - 04.2012
MSC - International Public Health
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
09.2008 - 07.2009
MBBS - MEDICAL SCIENCES
Ahmadu Bello University
04.1993 - 04.2002
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