Responsibilities
* To provide psychiatric care to patients referred to the Maidstone CMHT.
* To provide medical input to the Maidstone CMHT Team.
* To ensure effective liaison occurs between mental health services and the acute hospital, and also with other agencies in the voluntary and statutory sectors as appropriate.
* The post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
About the Trust
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust (KMMH), providing mental health, learning disability, substance misuse and specialist services across Kent and Medway, with a population of 1.8 million.
The Trust (rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commission regulator and Outstanding for care) has approximately 3,400 staff covering an area of 1,450 square miles. You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues from 52 nations, rich in their diversity, talents and experience, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones. We have a team of empathetic leaders inspiring their staff in an environment where everyone is valued and plays a vital role in providing an exemplary service. Across our communities and within inpatient settings, our workforce is enhanced and strengthened by dedicated peer support workers, people with lived experience, a wonderful team of volunteers and a brigade of pets as therapy support dogs.
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