UCAT South Consultant – Consultant Psychiatrist
Join Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, a CQC Outstanding rate organisation, to join the Urgent Care Assessment Team South, based in Northampton.
Welcome Bonus: £40,000 paid over the first two years.
Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 per year.
Job Summary
Provide a 24‑hour, seven‑day a week assessment and treatment service for residents of Northamptonshire requiring urgent psychiatric assessment and community‑based treatment.
Responsibilities
* Undertake mental health assessments following referrals from recognised sources.
* Act as gatekeeper to acute inpatient care.
* Provide rapid, intensive, flexible interventions to service users, families, and carers.
* Address social issues surrounding crisis from the outset.
* Apply an assertive engagement approach.
* Provide practical problem‑solving support.
* Administer and supervise medication.
* Deliver time‑limited interventions adaptable to varying needs.
* Learn from crisis situations.
* Ensure care is linked to further continuing care.
Primary Objectives
* Offer an assessment service for residents requiring admission.
* Provide intensive community‑based treatment to reduce need for hospital admission.
* Facilitate early discharge where hospital admission is already required.
* Secure appropriate follow‑up care after acute phase alleviation.
* Integrate fully into the county’s mental health system.
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
* MRCPsych or equivalent.
* Full GMC Registration.
* On Specialist Register/CCT in General Adult Psychiatry or eligible for inclusion within six months.
* Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act and able to act as Responsible Clinician.
* Minimum six years postgraduate experience (including three years as SpR in an approved training post).
Desirable
* Additional postgraduate qualifications or endorsements in Rehabilitation Psychiatry.
* Publication of original research.
* Management training.
Behaviours and Values
* In good standing with GMC regarding warnings and conditions.
* Commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a MDT.
* Build good relationships with peers.
* Willingness to undertake relevant training and CPD.
* Ability to work under pressure.
* Participation in in‑house training.
Skills and Abilities
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills; evidence of communicating with patients, colleagues, and staff at all levels.
* Ability to present complex information to diverse audiences, including courts and tribunals.
* Ability to motivate and develop junior medical staff and other MDT members.
* Balance individual requirements against the Directorate and Trust objectives.
* Understand the political and financial framework of services.
* Understand use of security in treatment of psychiatric patients.
* Understand dynamics of working with damaged and disturbed patients.
* Awareness of national agenda for secure psychiatric care and criminal justice.
Employment Details
* Contract: Permanent
* Working pattern: Full‑time
* Job locations: Campbell House, Northampton, NN1 3EB
* Reference number: 270-MED412-D
Disability and Equal Opportunity
This position is part of an inclusive workforce and follows the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A Disclosure and Barring Service check will be carried out. Skilled‑worker sponsorship is welcomed and will be considered. UK professional registration is required.
Employer details
* Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
* Campbell House, Northampton, NN1 3EB
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