A Consultant Psychiatrist post on the Urgent Care pathway at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, in a joint Haven and Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment team. Senior medical input goes into the Haven, a nurse-led unit assessing adults over 18 in mental health crisis, and into intensive home treatment for adults with functional mental health problems. The post is less than full time at 7 sessions, with clinical leadership and Mental Health Act duties. Approved clinician status is needed, or achievable within three months of appointment.
What the job involves
- Provide senior medical input into the Haven and oversee resident doctor tasks
- Manage CRHTT referrals, team meetings and supervision of team members
- Manage complex cases
- Provide clinical leadership of the team
- Take part in assessment of referrals and admissions
- Formulate care plans and treatment, guiding evidence-based practice and effectiveness
- Liaise and work collaboratively in multidisciplinary, multi-agency and partnership settings
- Implement the Mental Health Act
- Provide high-quality psychiatric assessment, treatment and care to service users and carers in a range of settings, including Mental Health Act assessments in working hours
- Carry out psychiatric and, where appropriate, physical investigations of inpatients and complete related documentation
- Give clinical advice, liaison and consultation to primary care, community services and acute specialties
- Operate within relevant guidelines, policies and procedures
What’s required
Qualifications
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise at appointment
- Approved clinician status, or able to achieve it within 3 months of appointment
Experience
- Participation in continuing professional development
- Participation in research or service evaluation
- Active participation in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
- Commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent knowledge of the specialty and clinical skills using a biopsychosocial perspective with wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication in English
- Ability to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Ability to work in and lead a team
- Ability to use and appraise clinical evidence
- Ability to work participatorily, so that shared decision making about formulation, diagnosis and ongoing care is collaborative
Checks & eligibility
- Valid UK driving licence, or evidence of an alternative means of transport
Nice to have
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to the post within the NHS or a comparable service
- Ability to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to the post
- Reflection on the purpose of CPD undertaken
- Experience in clinical research and/or service evaluation
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement, such as awards, prizes, presentations and publications
- Experience of leading clinical audits that led to service change or improved patient outcomes
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