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Post: Consultant in Early Intervention Psychosis
Department: Early Intervention Psychosis Service Esteem
Location: Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Applications are invited for a 1 WTE Consultant Psychiatrist for the Early Intervention Psychosis Service (Esteem) within Glasgow. The post holder will be delivering services within Glasgow with a mixture of deprived inner city areas and affluent suburbs although this would be subject to service review. Inpatients are currently admitted to Leverndale, Stobhill or Gartneval Hospitals.
The ESTEEM consultant works closely with the multi-disciplinary team and sector Community Mental Health Teams, Social Work and Voluntary Organisations to provide a comprehensive service, including inpatient and outpatient treatment. They will participate in the on-call rota for South or North Glasgow and cover for colleagues during absences in line with arrangements set out in national Terms & Conditions. It is expected that the successful applicant would be an Approved Medical Practitioner in terms of the Mental Health (Care & Treatment)(Scotland) Act 2003 by the time of appointment.
Esteem is a well-established model in Glasgow. It targets all new presentation of psychotic illness and provides continued input for the first 2 years. The aim is to provide maximum functional recovery during this period and improve longer-term outcomes. It is expected that all team members will work closely with carers and provide psychosocial interventions where appropriate. The service model is based on early intervention philosophy and the Glasgow Integrated Care Pathway for Psychosis. The aims are to minimise the duration of untreated psychosis, promote recovery and functional outcome and provide support to families. It is expected that there will be a 15:1 caseload for key workers and that members of staff provide an active occupational therapy programme and psychosocial interventions, including family work and cognitive behavioural therapy.
Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once CESR is awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.