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Job overview

We are looking for a Locum Consultant to join the Recovery Team in Bath on a fixed Term contract until July 2025.

You will be working alongside another full time consultant Psychiatrist and a SAS grade Doctor (9PA) as well as a range of Doctors in training.

Based in Bath NHS House, the Recovery Team provides Care co-ordination and specific interventions to those with severe and enduring mental health problems referred internally from the Primary Care & Hospital Liaison Team, the Intensive Service, liaison service and Inpatient wards. 

The Recovery Team covers GP surgeries in Bath and North East Somerset and operates 5 days per week from 9am to 5pm.   The post holder will divide responsibly for covering GP practices in BaNES with their co-consultant, currently this post covers the practices in central Bath.  The Team runs Clozapine and Physical Health monitoring clinics weekly, MDT and business meetings, and reflective practice opportunities.

At present the service remains integrated with the Local Authority and so also provide the social care responsibilities for people under the care of our service.

We have a close working relationship with the other local services, including the Psychological Therapies team to be able to offer a range of evidence based psychological interventions.  The locality has 10 substantive consultants in post work in close proximity, and offers a range Supporting Professional Activities.

Main duties of the job

Provide clinical leadership and consultation for Recovery Team members. To actively participate in team and personal caseload management              and Assess and treat patients as requested by Care co-ordinators                    working closely with GPs in ensuring continuity of care between                      Primary and secondary sectors

• Review those patients for which he/she is Responsible Clinician in the community and periodically review those taking Consultant only prescribed medications and review or supervise the review of those receiving long acting anti - psychotic injections
• 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.
• Regular attendance at the weekly Team Meetings.
• Assessment and treatment of outpatients in clinics.
• To hold CPA meetings for outpatients.
• To visit patients in their own place of residence if clinically indicated.
• 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.

Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.

Working for our organisation

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.