Overview

The Home Treatment Team provides short-term mental health support at home, to avoid people being admitted to hospital and reduce length of stay for people in hospital. The team works across Sheffield and provides intensive support to our service users and their carers where there has been a significant deterioration in a person''s mental health.The Home Treatment Team is based at The Longley Centre, together with the Liaison Psychiatry service, the urgent and crisis service, and some of our inpatient wards. The team undertakes crisis assessments, supports and treats people in the community as an alternative to admission to hospital and promotes timely discharge back into the community.Responsibilities

To provide senior medical leadership to the Home Treatment TeamParticipation in multidisciplinary team meetingsMedical leadership to the multidisciplinary teamMedical/psychiatric assessments for care planning and risk assessmentFormulation and delivery of appropriate pharmacological and psychological interventions to aid recoveryMental Health Act assessments of patients in contact with the team as well as participation in the daytime Section 12 rotaCompletion of administrative tasks necessary for clinical responsibilitiesLiaison with members of other teams e.g. CMHT, Acute wards, etcClinical supervision of junior medical staff, Advanced Clinical Practitioners and non-Medical prescribersDBS and employment policy

At SHSC, we prioritise the well-being and safety of both our service users and employees. It is our policy and a condition of employment that all employees must join the DBS Update Service. This service carries an annual fee, which employees are responsible for paying up front. However, employees may claim this cost back through the Trust''s Employee Expenses Reimbursement Policy. For those requiring a Basic DBS check, it is necessary to register for a DBS Online Account.

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