SOUTH WESTERN DEANERY - South West Peninsula Deanery
SOUTH WESTERN DEANERY - South West Peninsula Deanery
SOUTH WESTERN DEANERY - South West Peninsula Deanery
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POST:<br />
TRAINER:<br />
EMPLOYING TRUST:<br />
Inpatient and Home Treatment<br />
Dr Stephen<br />
Plymouth Primary Care Trust<br />
JOB DESCRIPTION: This post will allow the trainee to experience working with a high fidelity, large, well<br />
established home treatment team covering Plymouth city. They will take a senior medical role, under the<br />
supervision of the consultant, in the care of patients referred to and taken on by the team. They will perform<br />
assessments (including mental health act assessments) and reviews of people in severe mental health crises<br />
under the care of the team at the patient’s home. They will work with the multidisciplinary team including<br />
nurses, OT, psychology, social workers and five other doctors to provide care at home as an alternative to<br />
admission. The team are based at Mt Gould Hospital with inpatient services based at the Glenbourne Unit.<br />
There is also an opportunity to develop a role within the inpatient unit, as patients admitted remain under the<br />
care of the home treatment consultant including report writing and tribunal experience.<br />
The trainer has a particular interest in medical education and is the locality lead for the <strong>Peninsula</strong> Medical<br />
School and Lead Consultant for the <strong>Peninsula</strong> MRCPsych Course, providing opportunity for a trainee to gain<br />
experience in these areas. He also is involved with local service development projects and would expect<br />
trainees to become involved in this role. Research opportunities, particularly focused on service development<br />
and evaluation, are also embedded in the team and trainees are involved in these processes, developing<br />
projects towards poster presentations and publications. The trainer is also able to provide supervision for other<br />
external research projects.<br />
TIMETABLE:<br />
Monday<br />
Tuesday<br />
A.M.<br />
Consultant Committee, Teaching,<br />
Audit and Psychotherapy<br />
Inpatient Ward round or HT<br />
reviews<br />
P.M.<br />
HTT review and assessments/<br />
MHAs<br />
HT reviews and assessments/<br />
MHAs<br />
Wednesday<br />
Supervision/ HT reviews/ Case Community Reviews (HTT Ward<br />
Conference and Journal Club/ CPD Round with Consultant)<br />
Thursday TBA Special Interest<br />
Friday TBA Research<br />
On-Call 1: 10 with Consultant Cover<br />
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