Consultant Psychiatrist, HTT, OA -West Surrey (attracts £25K RRP)

We're looking for a dedicated & compassionate Consultant to join Home Treatment Teams (HTT) in West Surrey for Older Adults (OA). This will also provide cover to urgent referrals via SPA for OA. The teams covered would include North East Hampshire HTT, South West Surrey HTT & North West Surrey HTT.

Our HTT offers urgent & intensive mental health support to adults aged 65 years or older in crisis, helping people stay at home & avoid hospital admissions wherever possible. You'll be working with a skilled & welcoming multi-professional team,supporting people across Guildford & Waverley

As our Consultant, you'll provide clinical leadership, expert assessments, & treatment planning. You'll also support early discharge from hospital & work closely with local teams, services & carers. The role is central to helping people recover in the community with the right support in place., The post holder will be responsible for delivering Consultant psychiatric input and clinical leadership to the MDT & acting as a consultant/advisor to the team in line with the developing models of practice under 'New Ways of Working'

The HTT interfaces with Inpatient Acute Services, Single Point of Access Triage Services, the Section 136 Places of Safety, Community Services, Liaison Services & the Criminal Justice System. Most patients & referred from NMHT & Liaison Services.

The post-holder is also expected to liaise effectively with the other general &specialist teams operating in Surrey to ensure effective handover of care when patients transfer between teams as part of the patient pathway.

On average, a full time Consultant will have 7-10 visits per week.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.