Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
CRHT and Haven Consultant Psychiatrist Brighton & Hove-RRP Applicable
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Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust: Consultant Psychiatrist Opportunity
Sussex Partnership have an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Urgent Care pathway within a joint Haven and Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment team (CRHTT) post. This is a less than full-time post of 7 sessions.
This post is one example of the commitment of the Trust to develop enhanced provision and capacity for the Haven and CRHTT, the service users and the families and carers using the service in challenging times.
Role Overview
- To provide senior medical input into the Haven Unit, a nurse-led unit that offers assessment for people over 18 experiencing a mental health crisis that do not require emergency medical treatment.
- To provide intensive and responsive crisis resolution and home treatment to adults aged 18 and over with a functional mental health problem, ensuring individuals are treated in the least restrictive fashion which is consistent with their clinical and safety needs.
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- Provide senior medical input into the Haven, and oversee resident doctor tasks.
- Manage the CRHTT referrals, team meetings, supervision of team members.
- Management of complex cases.
- Clinical leadership of the team.
- Role in the assessment of referrals/admissions.
- Care plan and treatment formulation, guidance on evidence-based treatment and effectiveness.
- Liaison and collaborative working with other services/agencies.
- Mental Health Act implementation.
- Multi-disciplinary, multi-agency, and partnership working.
About Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a large NHS organisation that offers clinical and social care services to children, young people, adults and older adults, with emotional and mental health problems or learning disabilities. Services are provided to the people of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, and West Sussex, with Children & Young People’s Services provided across Sussex and Hampshire.
The Trust operates as part of a wider network of health and social care and works in partnership with both statutory and non-statutory agencies. The Trust benefits from a thriving Sussex-wide psychiatry training scheme where Health Education Kent, Surrey, and Sussex provide foundation, GP, core, and higher trainees. We work closely with Brighton and Sussex Medical School; a partnership between the Universities of Brighton and Sussex. In 2015, we became a member of the Association of UK University Hospitals, the representative body for university hospitals with major teaching and research interests across the UK and internationally. Our vision is to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve.
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The Trust is rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and is assessed as Outstanding for caring.
Contact Information
For further details/informal visits contact:
- Name: Dr Swaraj Thancanamootoo
- Job title: Brighton and Hove Acute Lead Psychiatrist
- Email address: s.thancanamootoo@nhs.net
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