Consultant Adult Psychiatrist - Crisis Service (2 posts) | Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 30 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £105,504 - £139,882 PA Pro Rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 30 July 2025 |
| Location: | Redruth, TR15 3ER |
| Company: | Cornwall Partnership Foundation NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7283977/201-MD-25-CON-016 |
Summary
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking consultants in General Adult Psychiatrydue to the creation of two new posts in an evolving crisis care pathway in Cornwall. These post are suitable for General Adult Psychiatrist with experience in managing patients in a crisis setting.
These post will have clinical oversight over multiple aspects of Crisis care including the local Home Treatment Team, the Crisis Hub and the Mental Health Connect phone line andhas become available at an exciting time for Mental Health services in Cornwall as we embark on a journey of transformation to develop services for the future.
We are seeking individuals who are open to new ways of working, interested in developing services for the future, or who may be looking to consider research or teaching in addition to a clinical role.
We are open to discussing appropriate recruitment and relocation packages to enable suitably qualified individuals to move to Cornwall.
Review of the Home Treatment Team case load in the multi- disciplinary team setting to ensure efficient and excellent care is delivered by the service, reducing the average patient time on the caseload, preventing hospital admissions and helping to form effective and lasting care plans enabling patients in crisis to be returned to their community teams safely.
Weekly screening of inpatient wards and assessment of patient suitability for early discharge under the Home Treatment Team, reducing average length of inpatient admission, creating bed space and reducing out-of-county admissions and place of safety re-purposing.
Bi-weeklymedical reviews of patients under the care of the Home Treatment Team, helping to update care plans, formulate and consolidate diagnosis and treatment.
Due to the nature of our local geography with long distances between homes, there will be a mixture of home visits and some scheduled clinics where patients in crisis are invited to attend outpatients clinic for review.
In their supporting professional activities time, the consultant may choose to help develop the county crisis service, and other aspects of emergency mental health care in Cornwall
We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.
Please Note : These roles are currently being reviewed by the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the JD may be subject to change prior to interview.
This advert closes on Monday 18 Aug 2025