Overview
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This team provides 24-hour, emergency, hospital-based mental health assessments for service users who have presented to A&E or have been admitted to the medical wards. The team provides short-term, time-limited input and has a liaison role. The team is based at Christopher Home (Royal Albert Infirmary, Wigan). The team has been operational since November 2013.
Mental Health Urgent Response Team is an established team based at Christopher Home, Royal Albert Edward Infirmary. It is the single point of referral/access for all service users referred to Adult Mental Health Services, available 24/7. The service facilitates assessment and intervention at first contact, following PbR (Payment by Results) Care Clustering, enabling a needs-led care framework. The Mental Health Urgent Response Team offers a model of collaborative care at the interface between primary and specialist mental health care.
Responsibilities
* Undertake assessments of referrals/admissions to the service
* Diagnose and formulate management plans in complex presentations
* Provide management in treatment-resistant and complex presentations
* Assess and manage risk including vulnerability, suicide risk, risks to health and safety and risk of harm to others
* Be the nominated RC for patients attending RAEI under section 17 leave at the request of ward RC
* Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams including external partners
* Work in partnership with psychiatrists from partner providers such as Forensic and Rehabilitation Psychiatrists
Leadership role
* Lead clinical decision making in the multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of high-quality care
* Develop service clinical priorities in line with national and professional guidance and standards
* Engage with service transformation programmes including attendance at consultant meetings for their service and directorate
Educational role
* Provide clinical supervision for trainees gaining core psychiatric experience
* Provide clinical supervision for psychiatric trainees achieving competencies in core general psychiatry
* Provide input regarding medical students from UCLAN who are based on the ward
About the trust
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7,000 staff, delivering services from more than 122 locations. We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond. Greater Manchester is one of the world’s most innovative places to live and work. You will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for warmth, humour and generosity. Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Benefits
* 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
* Excellent pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Salary sacrifice car scheme
* Wellbeing programme
* Blue Light Card Discounts
* fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
Staff benefits information was provided within the original description.
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