SOUTH WESTERN DEANERY - South West Peninsula Deanery

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TRAINER:
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General Adult Psychiatry
Dr M Cooper
Plymouth Primary Care Trust
Glenbourne Unit & Home Treatment Team (HTT)
JOB DESCRIPTION: This full time equivalent (FTE) training post provides an ample opportunity to gain
experience in managing acutely unwell mental health working age clients. The post is primarily based in
Glenbourne Unit and has close liaison work with Home Treatment Team as a part of gate keeping admissions to
this inpatient unit. This post is under Outer City Locality of HTT/Glenbourne Unit. The outer city locality caters
to people living and registered with GP practices within outer city catchment area and works in close
association with 3 Community Mental Health Teams (Central North East, Plym and North West localities). The
populace of nearly 77400 people are covered by 27 GP practices in this catchment area. As this area is
deprived, the patients present with more complex psychosocial needs in addition to mental health needs and
often carry dual diagnoses (with comorbid substance use, personality disturbances, learning difficulties and
forensic involvements). The Integrated Care Pathways are being developed in lines with NICE & RCPsych
Guidelines to manage these complex conditions. The inpatients are managed as voluntary or detained under
Mental Health Act. Mostly admissions to Glenbourne are gate kept by HTT and discharged through the same
route under newly developed Nurse Led Discharge Policy & facilitated by Satellite Service of HTT.
The secondary mental health services are being redefined currently under QIPP & TCS agendas and apex
services like Glenbourne & HTT are at the forefront of leading some quality improvement changes. The post
holder would gain a greater understanding of these reforms and would provide a substantial support to teams
working here. The post holder can accompany educational supervisor in some of these administrative meetings
e.g., Consultant Psychiatrists Meetings on alternate Mondays and Glenbourne Development Meetings on once
a month Wednesday mornings.
The clinical responsibilities include assessment of new admissions to Glenbourne (Outer City Clients), reviewing
them on regular basis, liaise with GPs, carers or key workers, discharge planning and leading weekly
multidisciplinary ward rounds and community clinical reviews each under direct supervision of trainer.
Additional skills in preparing reports and representing RC in Mental Health Tribunal Reviews as needed. Sec. 12
(2) approval or training for the same would be required.
The post holder would be directly responsible to Dr. Michael Cooper, Consultant HTT & Glenbourne Unit.
Trainee would also have opportunities to interact with Dr. Naresh Buttan, Consultant Psychiatrist covering
inner city division of Glenbourne & HTT. The clinical supervision during day time would be available from Dr.
Cooper, Educational Supervisor (in addition to protected 1 hr weekly session on Monday afternoon) and his
team at Glenbourne & HTT.
The Glenbourne Unit has Foundation Year 2 Trainees posted for 4 months in each wards (Harford & Bridford).
The post holder would be expected to provide work based supervision to the F2 Doctors in Bridford Ward.
There are other teaching avenues. Local MRCPsych teaching can be negotiated. The Peninsula Medical School
sends 3 rd & 4 th year medical students for 3 weeks rotation in psychiatry and this post holder would be expected
to provide clinical bedside teaching to them.
The post holder would also be able to co-chair (Chair- Dr. Buttan) twice/thrice monthly case conferences
presented by other trainees. The Journal Club and Case Conferences are held twice/thrice in a month for 1 hrs
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