Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Grade in Older Persons Psychiatry
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About the Role
This Crisis resolution and home treatment team has been accredited with the Home Treatment Accreditation Scheme (HTAS) since June 2017.
This service operates at the critical and well-established interface of acute psychiatry, with close links to the large all-age liaison psychiatry services at Sunderland Royal and South Tyneside General Hospitals, as well as enjoying close links to the working age and older adults’ community mental health teams and inpatient services.
The base for the UCT is the Barton Centre at Hopewood Park Hospital. You will join an experienced and well-established crisis service which provides crisis assessment and home treatment for patients experiencing acute mental health problems, including older adults with both functional and organic mental illnesses who can be managed in the community with intensive mental health support, without the need for hospital admission.
Responsibilities
- To provide psychiatric assessment, diagnosis and formulation to patients presenting with organic and functional mental health crises aged 65+ taken on for home-treatment with the Sunderland & South Tyneside Crisis Team.
- To undertake Section12 work in relation to Mental Health Act assessments for UCT patients
- To provide (or ensure referral to the appropriate service for the provision of) up to date, evidence-based interventions for patients under the service’s care.
- To collaborate with GPs, Community Teams and primary care clinicians on follow-up arrangements for patients assessed or treated within the service.
- To provide leadership, consultation, advice and guidance within the MDT, including for the Access and Triage components of the service.
- To work collaboratively with colleagues in other specialist mental health teams and develop proactive links with the community services; particularly with a view to developing more robust pathways into appropriate follow-up care once discharged.
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Why Us?
- Up to £8k relocation package
- 30 days study leave (every 3 years)
- Flexible working opportunities created with you involved in your job plan
- Remote working available as suits service needs
- Dedicated and protected SPA time
- Focus on creating a healthy workforce by investing heavily in health and wellbeing accessible support including emotional, physical, social, psychological financial and career well being
- Teaching and research opportunities available
- Stimulating CPD sessions and programs including mentoring, medical leadership, and coaching
- Teaching opportunities in our brand-new state of the art Medical Education Centre
- Employee Excellence awards
- Plus, lots more employee benefits including discounts. Find out more at www.thriveatcntw.co.uk
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As an added bonus, the Trust is located in the Northeast of England and Cumbria which is an area of outstanding natural beauty, containing national parks, ancient heritage sites and major cities supported by excellent national and international transport links. The area is predominantly rural and contains the Lake District National Park which is considered one of England’s finest areas of natural beauty.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Dr Uma Geethanath
- Job title: Associate Medical Director
- Email address: uma.ruppageethanath@cntw.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 07831764982
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