Consultant Psychiatrist for Early Intervention in Psychosis (PSYPHER)

The Trust is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the the Hull and East Riding Early Intervention in Psychosis (PSYPHER) Team, who work with people aged between 14 and 65, who are experiencing their first episode of psychosis or might be at risk of developing psychosis.

The Hull and East Riding Team works according to the New Ways of Working Model, with the Consultant providing consultation to care coordinators. The team has a full complement of Care Co-ordinators, Social Workers and Clinical Support Nurses. The team has an active in-house training programme and is increasingly family orientated in its overall approach to complement individual support, relapse prevention and other Therapies. Most of the service delivery takes place in the person's home or within designated bases. The service is actively involved in a number of research projects and works closely with the Trust's Research Department and the University of Hull., The team accepts approximately 120 referrals per year from Hull and currently carries a caseload for the Hull areas of approximately 150. For the East Riding, the approximate number of referral per year is 60 and carries a caseload of around 70.

Together with colleagues in the multidisciplinary team, you will offer medical leadership, assessment and management of patients on the community caseload and contribute to the on call rota for the wider General Adult Service.

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire.Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range ofbenefitsthat go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

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