SOUTH WESTERN DEANERY - South West Peninsula Deanery
SOUTH WESTERN DEANERY - South West Peninsula Deanery
SOUTH WESTERN DEANERY - South West Peninsula Deanery
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POST:<br />
TRAINER:<br />
EMPLOYING TRUST:<br />
Community Psychiatry and Early Intervention In Psychosis<br />
Dr Antony Thekkepalakkal<br />
Devon Partnership Trust<br />
JOB DESCRIPTION: This is a new and exciting opportunity for ST4-6 trainees to work in a diverse setting in<br />
the community covering a large but predominantly rural area of outstanding natural beauty. The trainee would<br />
be a much valued member of the Early Intervention in Psychosis (STEP) Team (<strong>South</strong> and <strong>West</strong> Devon) & the<br />
Community Mental Health Teams (Mental Well being and Access/ Recovery and Independent Living/Assertive<br />
Outreach functional network teams, in the areas of Totnes and Dartmouth). The trainee would join a skilled<br />
and experienced multi-professional team which includes a Consultant Psychiatrist (Educational Supervisor) and<br />
a Specialty doctor based at Cabot House, Totnes.<br />
The trainee would have opportunity to work flexibly either across the 4 teams or focus on a specific team(s)<br />
based on their interests, clinical experience and learning needs. The trainee could also develop his/her<br />
confidence and leadership skills by providing psychiatric input to the team working in a particular geographical<br />
area with regular supervision and the support of an efficient medical secretary. Our award-winning STEP team<br />
works with young people (age range 14 to 35) with first episode psychosis, sharing the positive and forward<br />
looking EI ethos adopting an assertive but befriending model of care for up to three years often in close<br />
collaboration with other local services including CAMHS. There are ample opportunities to gain experience of<br />
working with families and to learn CBT based techniques as well as psycho-educational skills from a well<br />
motivated, enthusiastic and friendly team. By working with the functional network teams, the trainee would<br />
gain valuable experience in the clinical management of patients in the community with an emphasis on the<br />
Recovery principles. The teams comprise of experienced clinicians and the trainee could learn to develop and<br />
maintain close working links with GPs, service user/carer groups (e.g.: Be Involved Devon), voluntary sector<br />
(e.g.: Rethink), other local Trusts (e.g.: Community Care Trust) and the private sector (e.g.: Community of St.<br />
Antony and St. Elias, Totnes) which would benefit the trainee immensely in their transition process from being<br />
an StR to a Consultant psychiatrist.<br />
The Educational supervisor has done his basic and specialist psychiatric training in the <strong>South</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Peninsula</strong><br />
<strong>Deanery</strong> and is keen to support the trainee to meet and/or shadow other senior clinicians, clinical/medical<br />
directors, Chief Executive and the Trust managers in order to develop their knowledge and understanding of<br />
the new Clinical Directorate as well as the role of clinicians in management within the modern NHS structure.<br />
This post also offers opportunity to teach medical students during their local SSU placements (‘Road to<br />
Recovery’) and the FT/CT doctors at Journal clubs/Case Conferences/Tutorials/ Audit meetings/ MRCPsych<br />
exam practice sessions in <strong>South</strong> Devon. The trainee would be encouraged to be innovative and take on clinical<br />
audit and service evaluation projects that might be of interest to them. Research and other special interests<br />
would be fully supported in this post. The trainee would be encouraged to do Section 12 MHA work/training<br />
and attend educational courses/events for CPD/NHS appraisal purposes. Mentorship via the <strong>Deanery</strong> will be<br />
supported. They would also receive support for their WPBA with a view to achieving a satisfactory ARCP while<br />
working towards a Certificate of Completion of training (CCT) and obtaining a Consultant job in the NHS.<br />
a.m.<br />
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday<br />
Clinical and<br />
9.30 to 11.30 : Research<br />
Educational<br />
Clinical Team session<br />
Supervision with meeting<br />
Consultant ( 9.30 to<br />
11.00 am )<br />
Clinical<br />
work/Home visits<br />
Clinical work/Home<br />
visits<br />
11 am : Clinical<br />
12.30 to 1.30 :<br />
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