Consultant Psychiatrist
1 week ago
Job summary
This is an exciting part time (2 PA) opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed Consultant Psychiatrist to work in a specialist HIV Mental Health Team alongside a team of clinical psychologists to support patients who attend the Lawson HIV post also has support of a PA, currently working Thursday and Friday and will be on site at the Lawson unit for the clinic day. The current postholder works Fridays but there is flexibility regarding the day. You will need to demonstrate a holistic approach to HIV and mental health and have experience of working with diverse and sometimes marginalised client groups, and be able to support trauma informed care with the HIV and mental health team. You will provide mental health assessment and brief treatment for HIV patients, outpatient assessment and short-term support for clients with complex mental health issues related to living with HIV. This will include consulting with HIV healthcare professionals and HIV mental health team members to provide collaborative trauma informed care. Our main referrers are HIV clinic staff, but also mental health community teams and addiction services. The service has extremely strong links with the rich network of voluntary sector HIV organisations in Brighton and Hove, and we have excellent working relations with the HIV clinical team too. We are proud to provide high quality care to to support partner agencies to provide holistic trauma informed care.
Main duties of the job
The post involves the following roles and duties:
Psychiatric assessment of patients presenting with complex mental health disorders that are associated with their HIV diagnosis. Psychiatric follow-up appointments working within a brief liaison and treatment model Consultation and advice to the HIV clinical team regarding the mental health management of patients Consultation and advice to external services such as ATS or addiction services regarding the mental health management and care of patients living with HIV Working collaboratively and in consultation with the well-established HIV clinical psychologists to offer joint assessments, and to offer consultation within the HIV mental health team Onward referral of patients who require support from other services Assessing and managing risk and sharing risk concerns with others involved in the care of patients Assessing psychiatric medication needs of HIV patients and advising on medication interactions with ARV's Care planning and treatment formulation for patients seen in outpatient clinic Writing high quality assessment and treatment reports
About us
Sussex Partnership was formed in April 2006 as an NHS Trust and established as an NHS Foundation Trust with Teaching Trust status in August 2008. Building on the strengths of our Care Delivery Service model, we have recently moved to a four-division operational and clinical structure that includes three place-based divisions, for Brighton & Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex, and one specialist division for CAMHS, learning disability and neurodevelopmental services and forensic services. The specialist division will work in a co-ordinated way with place-based services in the three geographical areas. The Trust strives to provide consistently high-quality services, working in partnership with each other, the people who use our services and other organisations. This post will sit within the Brighton and Hove division along with a wide range of adult psychiatric and psychology services, and could be combined with another post subject to availability. The post also works into the Lawson HIV unit within University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, and the post holder will work across organisational borders with HIV consultants and HIV mental health service is well established within the Trust and the Lawson unit and is highly valued with excellent relationships with staff and patient outcomes
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post of Consultant Psychiatrist in HIV is a part time outpatient role, which would be ideally done over one day per week. The current post holder works on a Friday, based within the Lawson HIV unit, but there is room to negotiate a different day if needed. The main responsibilities of this post are to offer assessment and brief interventions to patients who have mental health disorders that are related to their HIV diagnosis, and to liaise and consult with referrers (predominantly the HIV clinical team) regarding the mental health support needs and provision of patients attending the Lawson Unit. The post holder will contribute to care planning, risk management and treatment of patients alongside the wider HIV mental health team. There is also scope for co-working with other psychiatric and mental health services within Sussex Partnership to support patients with complex difficulties. This includes working with the ATS to support staff to care for patients living with HIV who may also have severe and enduing or complex mental health presentations. The post holder may also have the opportunity to input into the strategic development of mental health support for HIV patients and to collaborate with the HIV mental health team psychologists in doing so. The team are supportive and collaborative and work well to support one another. Additionally, Brighton and Hove is a Fast Track City aiming to have no new HIV transmissions, zero stigma and no deaths from HIV by 2030. The HIV mental health team and the post holder has the opportunity to input into initiatives supporting these goals.
**Please note this post has been stamped as Approved on behalf of the Royal College of Psychiatrists'**
Hiring Manager: Dr Susan Hennessey, , Consultant Clinical Lead for Clinical Health Psychology.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Desirable
Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management. MRCPsych Additional clinical qualifications.
ELIGIBILITY
Essential
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
Desirable
In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Essential
Excellent knowledge in specialty Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social and trauma informed perspective and wide medical knowledge Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
Desirable
Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service Knowledge and experience of working with patients with complex trauma, knowledge and experience of substance use, knowledge and interest in HIV and how it might interact with mental health-
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