Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Consultant Psychiatrist - West Wiltshire - CMHT
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The post holder will work across two teams: The West Wilts (Functional) CMHT and Dementia Service. The CMHT is an age inclusive service incorporating later life functional mental health. The Dementia service covers all aspects of community dementia care including memory services and care home liaison.
The post holder will serve to provide consultant medical input to a population of approximately 15,000 older adults registered with GP practices in West Wiltshire. The major towns served are Bradford-on-Avon, Melksham, Corsham, and parts of Trowbridge.
The post holder does not have a care coordinating caseload.
The Consultant will deliver direct interventions to service users at a level of intensity according to need including those service users who require an assertive approach who are difficult to engage. This will include on-going assessment, diagnoses (including review and clarification) and treatment of mental and physical health needs.
- Provide advice to members of the Multi-Disciplinary Teams in West Wiltshire and the North Wiltshire Dementia Service.
- Regular remote attendance at MDT meetings.
- Assessment and treatment of outpatients in virtual and physically present clinics.
- To hold CPA meetings for outpatients.
- To visit patients in their own place of residence and/or care homes if clinically indicated.
- To provide advice and clinical leadership into the Dementia Service including the Care Home Liaison service.
- To liaise with other parts of the service and GPs and non NHS organisations wherever applicable.
- To liaise with the Intensive and Inpatient services as appropriate to facilitate the smooth handover of clients between services.
- To prepare Mental Health Act Tribunal reports and participate in Mental Health Act Tribunal meetings (Community Treatment Order patients).
- To provide medical and AC responsibility for patients from designated GP practices.
- To actively participate in team and personal caseload management and supervision.
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We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
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For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Angelika Luehrs
- Job title: Consultant
- Email address: angelika.luehrs@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01380 731292
01380 731292
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