About the role
Salary: £113565.00 to £150569.00
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, a CQC Outstanding rate organisation, is looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our fantastic Urgent Care Assessment Team for the South of the county, based in Northampton
24 hour - seven days a week service. UCAT will undertake mental health assessments following referrals from recognised sources (as per operational policy) and will respond to the needs of the home treatment caseload
Act as gatekeeper to acute inpatient care
Rapid response following referral to UCAT - intensive, flexible interventions provided to service user, family and carers
Address the social issues surrounding crisis right from the beginning
Assertive approach to engagement
- Provide practical problem solving help
- To administer and supervise medication
- Time limited intervention that has sufficient flexibility to respond to differing service users needs
Learning from crisis
Ensure that service users care is linked up to further continuing care
The primary objectives of the UCAT are to: