Locum Consultant Psychiatrist Home Treatment Team

This is an opportunity to join an outstanding Home Treatment team that is high performing, provides highly effective care, and has wonderful supportive culture. The post is being advertised as a fixed-term for 11 months as the substantive post-holder is moving to another team in the directorate on a fixed-term secondment.

To provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and medical management of patients, by delivering thefollowing interventions:- Comprehensive psychiatric assessments, with development of care plans, taking into accountpatients' capabilities, strengths and resilience- Mental state examination- Clinical diagnosis- Initiation and reviews of pharmacological treatments- To lead multi-disciplinary assessment, formulation and management of individual's risk.- Physical health assessments- Referrals to other services (medical referrals, diagnostic tests, forensic services)- Liaison with GP, community and forensic services.- Reviews of clinical progress and care plans- Assessment of readiness for transfer to less restrictive setting and discharge planning.- Safeguarding planning processes- Consultation and liaison with families and carers.- Liaison with the criminal justice system, police, Courts and probation when required for the careand management of patients.