Directorate: Adult Mental Health In-patient and Crisis Services
Location: South West Acute Hospital, Enniskillen
Contract and Hours: Permanent, Full-Time (40hpw) A waiting list may be established for the next 12 months should another similar post arise
Job summary
The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing acute care to the adult to the adult population in the Western Health & Social Care Trust (WHSCT) area.
The Crisis Service provides a 24 hour, 7 day a week response to those people experiencing a significant mental health crisis. The service will offer a range of responses to manage short term crisis including, inpatient services, home treatment and acute day care.
In the Northern Sector which covers Derry City, Limavady and Strabane Council areas, Crisis Response Home Treatment (CRHT) is provided through a 30 bed inpatient unit including 6 higher intensity inpatient beds. The team performs a number of functions i.e. 24/7 gate-keeping to inpatient beds, crisis assessments, community home treatment based interventions as alternatives to hospital admission and acute day care provision.
In the Southern Sector, which covers Omagh and Fermanagh Council areas, CRHT is provided through 26 inpatient beds (with 5 higher intensity beds) in the Tyrone and Fermanagh Hospital. It performs similar functions including 24/7 gate-keeping to inpatient beds, crisis assessments, step up and step down to Rathview Home Treatment House and community home treatment based interventions as alternative hospital admission.
There are two full-time Consultant Psychiatrists providing clinical leadership and medical input into these services. They will both be supported by a full-time Specialty Doctor and a trainee.
Key responsibilities
- The post holder will provide medical assessments and treatment under the supervision of the consultant and work with colleagues as part of multidisciplinary teams (involved in Acute Crisis Team) providing home-based treatment and inpatient treatment to the adult population in the WHSCT area. This will involve the assessment and management of patients in their home environment as necessary or managing acute care in the inpatient ward. Consultants provide service to individual catchment areas.
- The post holder will participate fully in multidisciplinary reviews, risk assessments and case discussions concerning patients under the care at the Team.
- The post holder is encouraged to develop his/her special interests and obtain further qualifications as appropriate.
- The post holder will be expected to participate actively in clinical audit.
- The post holder will participate in training undergraduate students and training grade doctors, as well as contributing to teaching and training other disciplines as required.
- The appointee will be liable to deputise as far as is practicable for absent colleagues the same or other grades not lower than the staff grade.
- The post holders will be expected to participate in the Trust’s appraisal process, in a planned process of continuing professional development and in revalidation as required by the General Medical Council and the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety.
- The post holder is expected to participate fully in the regular educational programmes including the regular weekly academic meeting and Balint group, of the directorate, and make full use of study leave.
- The post holder will be required to undertake such duties as may occur from time to time through exigencies of the service.
- Each post holder must have a valid driving licence and have access to a car (or be able to make alternative appropriate arrangements).
- The post holders will be required to ensure that they are available to the hospital as required by their duties
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