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SOUTH WESTERN DEANERY - South West Peninsula Deanery

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POST:<br />

TRAINER:<br />

EMPLOYING TRUST:<br />

Inpatient and Home Treatment<br />

Dr Stephen<br />

Plymouth Primary Care Trust<br />

JOB DESCRIPTION: This post will allow the trainee to experience working with a high fidelity, large, well<br />

established home treatment team covering Plymouth city. They will take a senior medical role, under the<br />

supervision of the consultant, in the care of patients referred to and taken on by the team. They will perform<br />

assessments (including mental health act assessments) and reviews of people in severe mental health crises<br />

under the care of the team at the patient’s home. They will work with the multidisciplinary team including<br />

nurses, OT, psychology, social workers and five other doctors to provide care at home as an alternative to<br />

admission. The team are based at Mt Gould Hospital with inpatient services based at the Glenbourne Unit.<br />

There is also an opportunity to develop a role within the inpatient unit, as patients admitted remain under the<br />

care of the home treatment consultant including report writing and tribunal experience.<br />

The trainer has a particular interest in medical education and is the locality lead for the <strong>Peninsula</strong> Medical<br />

School and Lead Consultant for the <strong>Peninsula</strong> MRCPsych Course, providing opportunity for a trainee to gain<br />

experience in these areas. He also is involved with local service development projects and would expect<br />

trainees to become involved in this role. Research opportunities, particularly focused on service development<br />

and evaluation, are also embedded in the team and trainees are involved in these processes, developing<br />

projects towards poster presentations and publications. The trainer is also able to provide supervision for other<br />

external research projects.<br />

TIMETABLE:<br />

Monday<br />

Tuesday<br />

A.M.<br />

Consultant Committee, Teaching,<br />

Audit and Psychotherapy<br />

Inpatient Ward round or HT<br />

reviews<br />

P.M.<br />

HTT review and assessments/<br />

MHAs<br />

HT reviews and assessments/<br />

MHAs<br />

Wednesday<br />

Supervision/ HT reviews/ Case Community Reviews (HTT Ward<br />

Conference and Journal Club/ CPD Round with Consultant)<br />

Thursday TBA Special Interest<br />

Friday TBA Research<br />

On-Call 1: 10 with Consultant Cover<br />

50

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