Consultant Psychiatrist - Centralised Health Based Place of Safety

The CHBPoS Consultant will provide Consultant cover and clinical leadership to the CHBPoS.

Working alongside a broad range of clinical and management colleagues, the post holder will be a key link between the operational and clinical roles that sit within KMMH, as well providing leadership to a number of key external interfaces related to patient flow., Providing Consultant cover for the patients in the CHBPoS

Providing clinical supervision to resident doctors covering the CHBPoS during the day time.

Advise on the policies relating to the provision of care by the place of safety service in KMMH.

Monitor Section 136 activity in relation to demand in the new CHBPoS and consideration of necessary resources.

Advising on how resources for the CHBPoS should be deployed to maximize quality, patient experience and flow across all areas of the care group. This includes supporting the Acute Clinical Director in cost improvement planning and quality assessing the impact of cost improvement schemes.

Proactively ensuring that the learning from serious incidents, near misses and complaints are considered in the running of the CHBPoS

Promoting a culture which values safety, effectiveness and automatic patient / carer engagement, which includes openness and responsibilities under the duty of candour.

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.