This is an exciting opportunity to join an established Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team, based in Reading, Berkshire, following the retirement of the substantive postholder.
The CRHTT operates on a 24/7 basis and the post holder will be part of the MDT that supports patients in crisis requiring home treatment as an alternative to admission. The post holder will work Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:00, undertaking assessments, MDT meetings, and reviews of patients open to the team and be supported by a range of clinicians which includes psychology and non-medical prescribers. The CRHTT are gatekeepers for all admissions to Prospect Park, where the role is based, which is a purpose-built mental health hospital serving the people of Berkshire.
The service also operates a Police Street Triage Service, has access to Crisis Beds and Crisis Café and is working on national projects including the roll-out of NHS 111 Option 2 and Mental Health Response Vehicles to support the Right Care, Right Person ambition.
The Consultant Psychiatrist for the Reading HTT will work closely with their colleagues in the 5 other HTTs based across the county and the county Hubs, which operate the 24/7 service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be part of the MDT that supports patients in crisis requiring home treatment as an alternative to admission. The post holder will work Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:00, undertaking assessments, MDT meetings, and reviews of patients open to the team and be supported by a range of clinicians which includes psychology and non-medical prescribers.
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT) was formed in April 2001 and successfully became licensed as a Foundation Trust in May 2007. In April 2011 the community services which were previously the provider arms of NHS Berkshire East and NHS Berkshire West PCTs merged with the Trust.
The main centres of population are Reading in the West of the County and Slough in the East. Within Berkshire there are also major populations at Newbury, Wokingham in the West and Bracknell, Maidenhead, Windsor and Ascot in the East, as well as many significant urban developments in smaller towns forming essentially a single conurbation along the M4 Corridor.
Berkshire is characterised by concentrations of population and large rural areas. It includes some of the most affluent and least deprived communities in the country, but also has pockets of markedly deprived wards. The Trust is part of two Integrated Care Systems (Frimley ICS and Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire & Berkshire West ICS) and partners with six local unitary authorities.
The trust has an outstanding CQC rating.
BHFT employs over 4000 people working from more than 100 sites.
At Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, our mission is to maximise independence and quality of life. Our vision is to be the best place to give care, the best place to get care.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Consultant job description together with the person specification for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* Additional clinical qualifications.
Experience
* Excellent knowledge in specialty.
* Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
* Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
* Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
* Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
* Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£105,504 to £139,882 a year pro rata, per annum.
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