Specialty Doctor in Working Age Adults Crisis Team

Job overview

Northumberland and North Tyneside CRHT is a 24/7 service for the working age adult population and is based at St Georges Park Hospital, Morpeth. It is a well-established and experienced team which provides crisis assessment and home treatment for patients experiencing acute mental health problems which can be managed in the community with intensive mental health support, without the need for hospital admission. You will join a skilled CRHT multi-disciplinary workforce, including 2 consultant psychiatrists, a nurse consultant non- medical prescribers, a pharmacist, specialist nurses,  a clinical psychologist and a medical assistant.

The WAA CRHT is part of a wider Universal Crisis team (UCT) which works across the age span incorporating Older and Young Persons teams.

The team covers a large geographical area which includes the areas of outstanding natural beauty such as the  North Northumberland Coast and National Parks as well as vibrant market towns such as Morpeth, Alnwick, Hexham and Blyth. There are positive interfaces and relationships  with Community Treatment Teams across the locality.

There is an active SAS Forum which meets regularly  and  provides opportunities to network directly with specialty doctor peers.

There are regular weekly Trust wide CPD meetings held via TEAMS on a variety of topics to promote continuous professional development as well as weekly locality teaching based at St Georges Park.

Suitable candidates must hold GMC registration and have at least 4 years post graduate experience, including 2 in a Psychiatry role.

Please note this job advert may close early if sufficient applications are submitted.

Main duties of the job

As a specialty doctor in the service, you will typically provide home-visits or clinic based  reviews of patients taken on for home treatment and, as part of the MDT, be involved in reviewing their progress. You will receive support from and work under the supervision of one of the consultant psychiatrists.

If  Section 12 approved you will also be involved in urgent assessments under the MHA , including those patients detained under Section 136 in the 136 Suite within the department.

You will attend the daily MDT and work closely with the non- medical prescribers, pharmacy team  and Junior medical staff to ensure safe  prescribing and physical health monitoring is in place.

You will complete clinical correspondence and administration tasks promptly to ensure information is shared appropriately.

You will participate in quality improvement activities within the team to support continuous service improvement.

You will participate in team governance processes to ensure patient safety and promote a culture of openness and learning

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and essential criteria for further details on the responsibilities.