The Early Intervention in Psychosis Service in Liverpool is looking for a full time Consultant to work alongside the South Liverpool team. The service is well established, now 20 years old, and is rated as Performing Well in the National Audit of Clinical Psychosis.
The Early Intervention in Psychosis Team is a multidisciplinary community mental health service that provides treatment and support to people experiencing the first episode of psychosis. This support typically continues for 3 years. The service aims to improve the detection of psychosis, reducing delays in treatment and so enhancing chances for immediate and long-term recovery. Key characteristics of the service include an ethos of hope and a whole-team commitment to enabling recovery through the provision of individually tailored, evidence-based interventions and support to service users and their families. Outreach work is common, and service users are seen in non-stigmatising settings where possible. Every service user is provided with a key worker and supported through the Community Mental Health Framework.
The service receives on average 90 referrals each month. Initial assessments for entry into the service are usually carried out by experienced early intervention practitioners who use the Comprehensive Assessment of At-Risk Mental States (CAARMS) to guide decision making.
This is a 10-session post which is split into 7.5 sessions for Direct Clinical Care and 2.5 sessions for Supporting Professional Activities.
Clinical
1. To supervise and support team members who carry out assessments of patients referred to the team.
2. To carry out comprehensive psychiatric assessments and provide treatment for patients.
3. Supporting staff to manage psychiatric emergencies.
4. To conduct patient reviews and lead Multidisciplinary reviews, and multi-professional meetings.
Liaison
1. Maintain a high level of effective communication with other parts of the Mental health service across the Trust.
2. Liaison with families / carers.
3. Liaison with aspects of the Criminal Justice System regarding patients.
Governance
1. Programmed activity time will allow for management and audit of the service.
2. Participation in NHS initiatives relating to early intervention in psychosis.
Training
1. Direct supervision of resident doctors.
2. Support and supervision of advanced nurse practitioner.
3. Role in in-house MDT training / education sessions.
Service Development
1. Participate in the Trust implementation group for early intervention via monthly meetings.
The post holder will provide medical input for the South Liverpool patch of the Early Intervention in Psychosis team and will be available to support and supervise other staff in the assessment and formulation of service users’ difficulties. They will be directly involved with the assessment of people referred with complex difficulties or prominent risk issues. They will ensure that all service users newly accepted into the service have a comprehensive medical review, with ongoing review within the Community Mental Health Framework, plus responding to need.
The consultant will work closely with colleagues to deliver a broad range of interventions. Treatment offered by the team will include medication, cognitive behaviour therapy, family interventions, access to specialist employment advice, regular physical health checks and activities groups. Service users are routinely offered a comprehensive psychological triage to assist in planning interventions.
While primarily responsible for delivering a quality clinical service, the consultant psychiatrist is also expected to be actively involved in taking a strategic lead in ongoing developments and supporting the Trust’s strategic aims.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
The post is with the South Liverpool Early Intervention in Psychosis Team, one of 5 Early Intervention in Psychosis teams within the Trust. The South Liverpool Team service currently provides care for approximately 260 service users between the ages of 14 and 65, all of whom are managed within the Community Mental Health Framework with a key worker. Medical care for those under 16 is provided by CAMHS.
This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Mar 2025.
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