Specialty Doctor - Home Treatment Team

Job overview

Speciality Doctor – Home Treatment Team (HTT) 8 PA

Job description is pending Royal College approval

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in the communities we serve. Our 3,600 dedicated staff have big ambitions, focussing on what we do best and building on our roots in our diverse communities to maximise people’s potential.

The Home Treatment Team (HTT) is based at the Irwell unit within the Fairfield Hospital site in Bury and is next to the Access Team,  inpatient wards.

Main duties of the job

HTT’s main role is to act as an alternative to admission, with active treatment in the community as well as supporting those in crisis for short periods of support (usually around 7 days). We also support patients from the ward (supported discharge and leave) as well as support community initiation of Clozapine when required. Occasionally we will also support other HTT patients when they move into our catchment area of Oldham.

The main role of the SAS post is to support the HTT in medical management, which includes reviews, discussions and supporting the Board Rounds in the team. You will be based in the open plan HTT office with an enthusiastic and dedicated team. There will be wide range of assessments raning from emergency mental health act assessments, clinic and home visits.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.