Role Overview
Full time Consultant Psychiatrist to work in the Crisis Resolution/Home Treatment Team. The team is based at the Crisis Care Centre at Harplands Hospital in Stoke. The team consists of managers, prescribers, and clinicians that gatekeep admission to the Harplands Hospital and offer alternatives to admission. There is also a speciality doctor that provides support to the team and a support time and recovery team. The role will consist of 10 PAs as a Consultant Psychiatrist, these PAs can be increased or decreased depending on preference.
Key Responsibilities
* Work closely with acute care Consultants and within the Acute and Urgent Care directorate to deliver alternatives to hospital admission and early facilitated discharge.
* Contribute to specialist mental health assessment for patients, including history, mental health, intellectual and developmental disabilities, substance misuse, psychosocial factors and risk to self and others.
* Provide a diagnosis and clinical formulation, including presenting problem and predisposing, precipitating, perpetuating and protective factors. Where a complete assessment is not in place, devise a working diagnosis and preliminary formulation.
* Regularly participate in multidisciplinary team meetings.
* Supervise junior medical staff.
* Liaise with Community Mental Health Teams through the Care Programme Approach.
* Involve in care planning, diagnosis and treatment that is up to date, evidence‑based, including prescribing.
* Offer evidence based pharmacological and psychological interventions.
* Perform capacity/competence assessments.
* Maintain good working relationships with agencies, including local primary care services.
* Attend team meetings and support service development initiatives, providing clinical leadership and governance.
* Actively contribute to the strategic development of the team and broader services.
Additional Responsibilities
* Manage, appraise and provide professional supervision to junior medical staff in accordance with Trust procedures and the Modernising Medical Careers framework.
* Ensure junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.
* Undertake administrative duties associated with the care of patients.
* Record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively, and submit promptly to the Information Department.
* Participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental‑health service.
* Participate in annual appraisal for consultants.
* Attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.
* Maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval and abide by professional codes of conduct.
* Participate annually in a job‑plan review with the clinical manager and relevant managers.
* Work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services and share the medical contribution to management.
* Comply with the Trust’s agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and assist in the financial management of the service.
* Adhere to Trust Policies and Procedures regarding data security and personal and procedural safety processes.
* Enter all clinical records into Lorenzo (Electronic Patient Record).
Professional Requirements
* Maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council and Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval.
* Abide by professional codes of conduct.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under‑represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global‑majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
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