Ucat South Consultant

5 days ago


Northampton, United Kingdom Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, a CQC Outstanding rate organisation, is looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our fantastic Urgent Care Assessment Team for the South of the county, based in Northampton
24 hour - seven days a week service. UCAT will undertake mental health assessments following referrals from recognised sources (as per operational policy) and will respond to the needs of the home treatment caseload
Act as gatekeeper to acute inpatient care
Rapid response following referral to UCAT - intensive, flexible interventions provided to service user, family and carers
Address the social issues surrounding crisis right from the beginning
Assertive approach to engagement
Provide practical problem solving help
To administer and supervise medication
Time limited intervention that has sufficient flexibility to respond to differing service users needs
Learning from crisis
Ensure that service users care is linked up to further continuing care
Our core strategy is to be an employer of choice, a great place to work and be known for a diverse and inclusive culture whose staff feel valued. We provide a range of NHS services including physical, mental health and specialty services provided in hospital settings and out in the community within schools, GP clinics and patients own homes.
**The primary objectives of the UCAT are to**:
Offer an assessment service for residents of Northamptonshire who, immediately prior to the Team’s involvement, have been assessed as requiring admission to hospital;
Provide intensive community-based treatment to clients in the acute phase of mental illness, thus diminishing the need for hospital admission;
Facilitate early discharge from hospital where hospital admission has already been necessary;
Secure appropriate follow-up care for the client once the alleviation of the acute phase of mental illness has occurred;
Be fully integrated into the Northamptonshire mental health systems and the community as a whole.
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading or contact Medical Workforce. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.



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