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 />
Early Intervention in Psychosis<br />
Exeter<br />
Dr Charles Montgomery<br />
Devon Partnership NHS Trust<br />
This post is based at Wonford House Hospital in Exeter. STEP is a relatively new specialty service within the<br />
access and well-being network providing tailored psychosocial and pharmacological interventions for first<br />
episode clients. We work with young people aged 14-35 in an assertive befriending model of care for up to three<br />
years. The trainee would gain experience in to how to engage troubled young people who are often ambivalent<br />
about seeking help. The trainee would become adept at distinguishing symptoms of psychosis from adolescent<br />
angst and would learn to work with diagnostic uncertainty often in the context of recreational drug use. There is<br />
ample opportunity to gain experience of working with families and to input into our carers support group. CBT<br />
and psycho-education are the bread and butter of EI work and the trainee would learn lots from the skilled<br />
clinical team employing these skills. Positive risk management is a regular feature of the work which the trainee<br />
would learn about. There are regular teaching and training opportunities at the PMS, in GP outreach seminars<br />
and in a number of youth settings.<br />
The team welcomes Specialty trainees and takes pride in sharing the positive and forward looking EI ethos that<br />
has been fostered over recent years. We are highly motivated to making a real difference to client‟s lives and this<br />
makes for a fun and enthusiastic working atmosphere. The team comprises two administrators, one Clinical<br />
team lead, one psychologist, one occupational therapist, and seven nurse practitioners.<br />
TIMETABLE:<br />
Monday<br />
Tuesday<br />
A.M.<br />
Consultant Meeting<br />
MAC Meeting<br />
Home visits<br />
Specialist trainee supervision<br />
P.M.<br />
Home visits<br />
Case Conference WHH<br />
Home visits<br />
Wednesday<br />
STEP clinical meeting.<br />
STEP Supervision<br />
Journal Club (Consultants and<br />
trainees)<br />
.<br />
Thursday Research Session Special Interest<br />
Friday Home visits Clinic at YES, Exeter.<br />
On-call<br />
1 in 17, Consultant Rota with Consultant Cover<br />
28<br />
KL/klc/Master Job Descriptions <strong>Peninsula</strong> <strong>Deanery</strong>/Updated Feb 2011
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