Job summaryThe 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, and 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 prescribersTeaching Undergraduate Medical studentsPerson specification

Knowledge and SkillsEssential: Collaborative, inclusive and service user focused approach to assessment and formulation / diagnosis in a community settingEssential: Clear, evidence-based approach to risk assessment and managementEssential: Ability to appraise complex, multi-faceted information from various sources and bring together into a shared, coherent understandingDesirableKnowledge of best practice and evidence relating to Community General Adult PsychiatryExperience of involvement in service developmentLeadership training / knowledgeTraining and qualifications

EssentialMBBS or equivalent medical qualificationFully registered with the GMC with a licence to practiceInclusion on the Specialist Register or eligibility for inclusionCertificate of Completion of Training in General Adult Psychiatry (Higher trainees should be within six months of attainment at the time of the interview) or CESR equivalentSection 12 (2) MHA 1983 approvedApproved Clinician (AC) status / eligibility to be on the AC registerDesirableMRCPsych or equivalentExperience

EssentialExperience in General Adult Psychiatry including working within a community-based serviceExperience of leading a multi-disciplinary teamExperience in teaching undergraduates and postgraduatesDesirableExperience as a Consultant Psychiatrist in a community mental health teamDisclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information see the UK Visas and Immigration website.UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.Employer details

Employer: Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation TrustAddress: Home Treatment Team, Norwood Grange Drive, SHEFFIELD, S5 7JT

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