Consultant Psychiatrist, Reading CRHTT - Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Description

Job summary

This is an excitingopportunity to join an established Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team,based in Reading, Berkshire, following the retirement of the substantive postholder.

The CRHTT operate on a 24/7 basis and the post holder willbe part of the MDT that supports patients in crisis requiring home treatment asan alternative to admission. The post holder will work Monday Friday, 09:00 17:00, undertaking assessments, MDT meetings and reviews of patients open tothe team and be supported by a range of clinicians which includes psychologyand non-medical prescribers. The CRHTT are gatekeepers for all admissions toProspect Park, where the role is based, which is a purpose-bult mental healthhospital serving the people of Berkshire.

The service also operates a Police Street Triage Service,has access to Crisis Beds and Crisis Café and is working on national projectsincluding the roll-out of NHS 111 Option 2 and Mental Health Response Vehiclesto support the Right Care, Right Person ambition.

The Consultant Psychiatrist for the Reading HTT will workclosely with their colleagues in the 5 other HTTs based across the county andthe county Hubs, which operate the 24/7 service.

Main duties of the job

This is an excitingopportunity to join an established Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team,based in Reading, Berkshire, following the retirement of the substantive postholder.

The CRHTT operate on a 24/7 basis and the post holder willbe part of the MDT that supports patients in crisis requiring home treatment asan alternative to admission. The post holder will work Monday Friday, 09:00 17:00, undertaking assessments, MDT meetings and reviews of patients open tothe team and be supported by a range of clinicians which includes psychologyand non-medical prescribers. The CRHTT are gatekeepers for all admissions toProspect Park, where the role is based, which is a purpose-bult mental healthhospital serving the people of Berkshire.

The service also operates a Police Street Triage Service,has access to Crisis Beds and Crisis Café and is working on national projectsincluding the roll-out of NHS 111 Option 2 and Mental Health Response Vehiclesto support the Right Care, Right Person ambition.

The Consultant Psychiatrist for the Reading HTT will workclosely with their colleagues in the 5 other HTTs based across the county andthe county Hubs, which operate the 24/7 service.

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust(BHFT) was formed in April 2001 and successfully became licensed as aFoundation Trust in May 2007. In April 2011 the community serviceswhich were previously the provider arms of NHS Berkshire East and NHS BerkshireWest PCTs merged with the Trust.

The maincentres of population are Reading in the West of the County and Slough in theEast. Within Berkshire there are alsomajor populations at Newbury, Wokingham in the West and Bracknell, Maidenhead,Windsor and Ascot in the East, as well and many significant urban developmentsin smaller towns forming essentially a single conurbation along the M4Corridor.

Berkshireis characterised by concentrations of population and large rural areas. It includes some of the most affluent andleast deprived communities in the country, but also has pockets of markedlydeprived wards. The Trust is part of two IntegratedCare Systems (Frimley ICS and Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire & Berkshire WestICS) and partners with six local unitary authorities.

The trust has an outstanding CQCrating.

BHFT employs over 4000people working from more than100sites.

At Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust,our mission is to maximise independence and quality of life. Our vision is tobe the best place to give care, the best place to get care.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Consultant jobdescription together with the person specification for this role.

Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Experience

Essential

Desirable