Consultant Psychiatrist in Early Intervention for Psychosis

6 days ago


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

About the Role

We are seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Hastings Early Intervention for Psychosis team. This vacancy has arisen due to retirement and we regard this as an opportune moment to develop the functioning of the team.

This post is one example of our commitment to developing better provision and capacity for the Hastings Early Intervention for Psychosis service and the families and carers using the service in challenging times. This post completes the medical establishment of the team, providing a minimum of whole-time equivalent Consultant Psychiatrists for the team.

This post covers the Hastings Early Intervention in Psychosis service (EIPS), working across Hastings and Bexhill and the rural areas of East Sussex surrounding these towns, working with 18-65-year-olds presenting with a first episode of Psychosis and At-risk Mental State.

Main Duties

To provide consultant psychiatric and medical care to clients aged 18-65 in the Hastings team of the East Sussex Early Intervention in Psychosis Service.

To provide evidence-based interventions to service users with first episode psychosis and comorbid conditions, with a focus on regular reviews/CPA.

To support early intervention practitioners in the production of comprehensive care planning, including relapse prevention and crisis management.

To lead the development of local evidence-based interventions for this caseload, in consultation with the multi-disciplinary team.

To optimise the physical health of clients with first episode psychosis.

To support other professionals and GPs with psychopharmacological advice, consistent with guidelines developed within the wider service.

To liaise with Primary Care.

To encourage and facilitate family/carer involvement in the delivery of packages of care.

To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team, seeking innovative ways of engaging with service users.

To liaise with statutory and non-statutory agencies, to assist in the management of early intervention clients.

To offer training to professional and non-statutory audiences, as appropriate.

To participate in the planning and development of Early Intervention Services across Sussex.

To contribute constructively to improving the standards of mental health care within Sussex.

To undertake responsibilities of Approved Clinician status under the Mental Health Act.

To liaise closely with other functional teams within the locality, to ensure provision of consistent and appropriate services.

To 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.

To ensure that medical staff in the team have appropriate clinical supervision and training on a regular basis.

To encourage and participate in team developments and training, and to provide appropriate clinical leadership.

To work closely with the team and other managers in the Trust.

To participate in the Trust Clinical Governance Programme and to contribute to Clinical Audit within the Trust.

To be a core member of the Early Intervention in Psychosis Local Leadership Team, where clinical governance, service development and finance are managed.

The post holder is expected to be CPD registered and to maintain up-to-date knowledge and expertise.

To adhere to Trust policies, such as clinical and personnel policies of the Trust, Health and Safety at Work and Equal Opportunities, and to observe the Trust's responsibilities under the Data Protection Act.

Please note that the Job Description is currently awaiting Royal College approval.



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