Consultant Community Crisis & Therapeutic HTT

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-call supplement 2%

Flexible working including job share,

Job summary

NELFT's SET CAMHS Crisis and Therapeutic Home Treatment Team seeks a substantive Consultant Community CAMHS Psychiatrist to focus on preventative care and reducing CAMHS time in A&E departments. The role supports a 10 PA pattern with remote and part-time arrangements and a 1-in-7 out-of-hours on-call rota.

Applicants must be on the Specialist Register or eligible, hold Approved Clinician status, and have GMC registration.

Qualifications

• Inclusion in, or eligibility for, the Specialist Register for Psychiatry.
• Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it.
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality preventative care within the crisis and therapeutic home treatment team.
• Deliver 7.5 direct clinical contact sessions and 2.5 supporting professional activities (10 PAs).
• Take part in Senior Psychiatrist out-of-hours on-call rota, mainly giving telephone advice to crisis teams.
• Deputise for the team manager and delegate work to other medical staff.
• Organise and prioritise your own and others' workload.
• Manage team-level risk and report incidents for the Trust risk register.
• Assess patients and develop care plans for complex needs and evaluate outcomes.
• Be responsible and accountable for service delivery to patients.
• Initiate referrals to other specialist health services and agencies.

Skills

Specialist Register

Approved Clinician

GMC registration

Leadership

Education

MRCPsych or equivalent

Job description

A new substantive Consultant Community CAMHS Psychiatrist post in NELFT's SET CAMHS Crisis and Therapeutic Home Treatment Team, funded by commissioners to add medical capacity. The work centres on preventative care and reducing CAMHS time in A&E departments. It is 10 programmed activities with job share, part-time and remote sessions considered, plus a 1-in-7 out-of-hours on-call rota. Specialist Register eligibility and Approved Clinician status are needed.

What the job involves

• Provide high-quality preventative care within the crisis and therapeutic home treatment team
• Deliver 7.5 direct clinical contact sessions and 2.5 supporting professional activities (10 PAs)
• Take part in the Senior Psychiatrist out-of-hours on-call rota, mainly giving telephone advice to crisis teams
• Deputise for the team manager and delegate work to other medical staff
• Organise and prioritise your own and others' workload
• Manage team-level risk by reporting incidents and adding residual risks to the Trust risk register
• Assess patients and develop care plans for complex needs, including chronic, acute and palliative care, and evaluate outcomes
• Be responsible and accountable for service delivery to patients
• Initiate referrals to other specialist health services and agencies
• Give patients and relatives information and education to support meaningful choices
• Keep accurate records for Trust audit purposes
• Follow Trust protocols and procedures

What’s required

Qualifications

• Inclusion in, or eligibility for, the Specialist Register for Psychiatry, or within 6 months of obtaining CCT
• Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise

Experience

• Mastery in the management of a broad range of adult mental disorders
• Experience managing patients from different cultural backgrounds
• Experience working with interpreters and translators

Nice to have

• Endorsement in Liaison Psychiatry
• Postgraduate qualification
• Awareness of NHS strategic and clinical governance priorities
• Understanding of change management

What’s offered

• Category B on-call supplement of 2% of basic salary
• Flexible working considered, including job share, part-time and remote sessions