Consultant Psychiatrist in Early Intervention for Psychosis

4 weeks ago


Bexhill, East Sussex, United Kingdom Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Hastings Early Intervention for Psychosis team. As a key member of our multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for providing consultant psychiatric and medical care to clients aged 18-65 in the Hastings team of the East Sussex Early Intervention in Psychosis Service.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide evidence-based interventions to service users with first episode psychosis and comorbid conditions with a focus on regular reviews/CPA.
  • Support early intervention practitioners in the production of comprehensive care planning including relapse prevention and crisis management.
  • Lead the development of local evidence-based interventions for this caseload, in consultation with the multi-disciplinary team.
  • Optimise the physical health of clients with first episode psychosis.
  • Liaise with Primary Care.
  • Encourage and facilitate family/carer involvement in the delivery of packages of care.
  • Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team seeking innovative ways of engaging with service users.
  • Liaise with statutory and non-statutory agencies to assist in the management of early intervention clients.
  • Offer training to professional and non-statutory audiences as appropriate.
  • Participate in the planning and development of Early Intervention Services across Sussex.
  • Contribute constructively to improving the standards of mental health care within Sussex.
  • Undertake responsibilities of Approved Clinician status under the Mental Health Act.
  • Liaise closely with other functional teams within the locality to ensure provision of consistent and appropriate services.
  • Manage the input of other medical staff and establish and monitor standards including, as a minimum the recording of clinical interventions, case summary and discharge summaries, communications with GPs and attendance at agreed meetings.
  • Ensure that medical staff in the team have appropriate clinical supervision and training on a regular basis.
  • Encourage and participate in team developments and training and to provide appropriate clinical leadership.
  • Work closely with the team and other managers in the Trust.
  • Participate in the Trust Clinical Governance Programme and to contribute to Clinical Audit within the Trust.
  • Be a core member of the Early Intervention in Psychosis Local Leadership Team where clinical governance, service development and finance are managed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

  • MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.

Eligibility

  • Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
  • Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
  • Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment

Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

  • Excellent knowledge in specialty.
  • Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.

Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning

  • Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
  • Ability to work in and lead team.
  • Participated in research or service evaluation.
  • Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes


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