ConsultantPsychiatryPermanent

CRHT and Haven Consultant Psychiatrist Brighton and Hove

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Good

Brighton and Hove

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Training post

No

Trust type

Foundation

Posted

3 weeks ago

About the role

Sussex Partnership have an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Urgent Care pathway within a joint Haven and Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment team (CRHTT) post.

This post is one example of the commitment of the Trust to develop enhanced provision and capacity for the Haven and CRHTT, the service users and the families and carers using the service in challenging times.

To provide senior medical input into the Haven Unit, a nurse led unit that offers assessment for people over 18 experiencing a mental health crisis that do not require emergency medical treatment.

CRHT and Haven Consultant Psychiatrist Brighton and Hove

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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To provide intensive and responsive crisis resolution and home treatment to adults aged 18 and over with a functional mental health problem, ensuring individuals are treated in the least restrictive fashion which is consistent with their clinical and safety needs.

The post holder is required to: Provide senior medical input into the Haven, and oversee resident doctor tasks. Manage the CRHTT referrals, team meetings, supervision of team members. Management of complex cases. Clinical leadership of team. Role in assessment of referrals/admissions. Care plan and treatment formulation, guidance on evidence-based treatment and effectiveness. Liaison and collaborative working with other services/agencies. Mental Health Act implementation. Multi-disciplinary, multi-agency and partnership working.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a large NHS organisation that offers clinical and social care services to children, young people, adults and older adults, with emotional and mental health problems or learning disabilities. Services are provided to the people of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex with Children & Young People's Services provided across Sussex and Hampshire.

The Trust operates as part of a wider network of health and social care and works in partnership with both statutory and non-statutory agencies. The Trust benefits from a thriving Sussex-wide psychiatry training scheme where Health Education Kent, Surrey and Sussex provide foundation, GP, core and higher trainees. We work closely with Brighton and Sussex Medical School; a partnership between the Universities of Brighton and Sussex. In 2015 we became a member of the Association of UK University Hospitals, the representative body for university hospitals with major teaching and research interests across the UK and internationally. Our vision is to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve.

The Trust is rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and is assessed as Outstanding for caring.

Person specification

Essential

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
Excellent knowledge in specialty
Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
Ability to work in and lead team
Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
Participated in continuous professional development
Participated in research or service evaluation.
Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
Ability to work in a participatory way so that shared decision making and conversations around formulation/diagnosis and ongoing care are a collaborative endeavour with the people who access our service.

Desirable

Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients