Consultant Psychiatrist - Mental Health Rehabilitation

This post for a consultant psychiatrist is to cover the Mental Health Rehabilitation Service in the East of the county of Dorset. The post holder will provide medical input into the in-patient rehabilitation unit and Community Rehab Team (CRT), which are part of a wider Complex Care Mental Health Service.

This post is flexible to the needs of the service and is supported by a Specialty doctor post and Nurse Practitioner Approved Clinician as well as the wider Complex Care Service Senior Team and medics based across the County. This post has a trainee attached to it., The post holder will work with the teams that provide community rehab and inpatient based services to patients registered with general practitioners within Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole.

Nightingale House is a 13 bed mixed gender unit that provides inpatient specialist assessment, treatment, and interventions to enable recovery of people with complex mental health needs.

The pathway has recently been extended to include a robust community offer provided by the Community Rehabilitation Team as well as extending the geographical area cover by the Assertive Outreach Team.

For all services, you will assist in the assessment of new patients into the service, their ongoing management, and review when it is appropriate for patients to be transferred back to general adult teams. You will ensure that patients receive appropriate clinical assessments and will ensure that there is appropriate medical input into care planning.

The caseload numbers will reflect the complexity of the client base that Mental Health Practitioners will be care coordinating in the community. It is anticipated that these clinicians will manage between 10 and 12 clients in the community including those transitioning from Inpatient Rehabilitation Services. It is anticipated that the other clinical roles within the CRT will not hold a caseload.

The post holder will have the opportunity to be involved in the further shaping of local rehabilitation services.

This is a post for a full-time (10 PA) Consultant Rehabilitation Psychiatrist. The post-holder will work full time within the pan-Dorset Mental Health Complex Care Service which provides comprehensive community and inpatient based services to patients registered with general practitioners within Dorset.

The Service offers care and support to male and female service users, aged 18 years and over., At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.