UCAT South Consultant

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Northampton; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Northampton is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Urgent Care Assessment Team for the South of the county, based in Northampton. We are offering a £40,000 welcome bonus to the successful candidate, paid over the course of your first two years in post.

For further information on the benefits package and joining the Trust, refer to the attached Candidate Pack.

Responsibilities

• Operate 24/7 urgent care assessment service (UCAT) following referrals from recognised sources.
• Act as gatekeeper to acute inpatient care.
• Provide rapid response with intensive, flexible interventions for service users, families and carers.
• Address social issues surrounding crisis from the outset.
• Engage with service users using an assertive approach.
• Provide practical problem solving help.
• Administer and supervise medication.
• Time-limited interventions that can adapt to varying needs.
• Learn from crises to improve care.
• Ensure linkage of care to continuing care.

Job description

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, a CQC Outstanding rate organisation, is looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our fantastic Urgent Care Assessment Team for the South of the county, based in Northampton

We are offering a £40,000 welcome bonus to the successful candidate, paid over the course of your first two years in post.

For further information on the benefits package and joining the Trust, please refer to the attached Candidate Pack.

• 24 hour - seven days a week service. UCAT will undertake mental health assessments following referrals from recognised sources (as per operational policy) and will respond to the needs of the home treatment caseload
• Act as gatekeeper to acute inpatient care
• Rapid response following referral to UCAT – intensive, flexible interventions provided to service user, family and carers
• Address the social issues surrounding crisis right from the beginning
• Assertive approach to engagement
• Provide practical problem solving help
• To administer and supervise medication
• Time limited intervention that has sufficient flexibility to respond to differing service users needs
• Learning from crisis
• Ensure that service users care is linked up to further continuing care

Our core strategy is to be an employer of choice, a great place to work and be known for a diverse and inclusive culture whose staff feel valued. We provide a range of NHS services including physical, mental health and specialty services provided in hospital settings and out in the community within schools, GP clinics and patients own homes.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Debasish Das Purkayastha Job title: Clinical Director Email address: [e-mail]