Consultant Psychiatrist - Hospital at Home

Job overview

Current Vacancies - Hospital at Home Team (HaHT)

• 1 WTE x HaHT Consultant Psychiatrist - Wolverhampton/Walsall -
• 1 WTE HaHT Consultant Psychiatrist - Sandwell/Dudley

The Older Adult Hospital at Home Team (OA HaHT) is a new innovative service in the Black Country which delivers intensive, multidisciplinary homebased care to older adults experiencing acute mental health deterioration, aiming to avoid unnecessary hospital admission, facilitate timely discharge, and provide high quality crisis intervention. The team works across community, care home, domiciliary and outpatient pathways and interfaces closely with inpatient wards, CMHTs, liaison services, and primary care.

Main duties of the job

The OA HaHT model aligns with national drivers including the NHS Long Term Plan, NICE guidance, Ageing Well initiatives, and the Crisis Resolution/Home Treatment Team Fidelity Model. The team provides care from 08:00–20:30, seven days per week. The two Consultants will function as key medical members and leaders of the OA HaHT, supporting assessment, formulation, crisis planning, clinical reviews, and MDT decision making. The team is expected to maintain a caseload of between 30-40 patients across the 4 localities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.