The post holder will also be involved in mental health assessments and treatment planning, visit patients in their residences if necessary, and liaise with other healthcare professionals and organisations to ensure seamless transitions of care. Additional duties include preparing reports for Mental Health Act Tribunals and holding Care Programme Approach (CPA) meetings for outpatients, all while actively contributing to team management and supervision.
The post holder will work across two teams: The West Wilts (Functional) CMHT and Dementia Service. The CMHTs is an age inclusive service incorporating later life functional mental health. The Dementia service cover all aspect of community dementia care including memory services and care home liaison.
The post holder will serve provide consultant medical input to a population of approximately 15,000 older adults registered with GP practices in West Wiltshire. The major towns served are Bradford-on-Avon, Melksham Corsham and parts of Trowbridge.
The post holder does not have care coordinating case load.
The Consultant will deliver direct interventions to service users at a level of intensity according to need including those service users who require an assertive approach who are difficult to engage. This will include on-going assessment, diagnoses (including review and clarification) and treatment of mental and physical health needs.
- To provide advice to members of the Multi-Disciplinary Teams in West Wiltshire and the North Wiltshire Dementia Service.
- Regular remote attendance at MDT meetings.
- Assessment and treatment of outpatients in virtual and physically present clinics.
- To hold CPA meetings for outpatients.
- To visit patients in their own place of residence and/or care homes if clinically indicated.
- To provide advice and clinical leadership into the Dementia Service including the Care Home Liaison service.
- To liaise with other parts of the service and GPs and non NHS organisations wherever applicable.
- To liaise with the Intensive and Inpatient services as appropriate to facilitate the smooth handover of clients between services.
- To prepare Mental Health Act Tribunal reports and participate in Mental Health Act Tribunal meetings (Community Treatment Order patients)
- To provide medical and AC responsibility for patients from designated GP practices.
- To actively participate in team and personal caseload management and supervision.
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