Posted 10 days ago
Description
Consultant Psychiatrist - Home Based Treatment
This role offers exceptional variety and the opportunity to work closely with a wide range of specialists both internally and externally.
You will build and maintain strong working relationships and experience the full spectrum of psychiatry from enduring mental illness to trauma, grief, and acute distress
You will be part of a supportive, caring, close knit team where no two days are the same
Permanent, Full Time 44 hours / week
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing clinical services
- Applying psychiatric expertise to ensure current knowledge, skills and attitudes inform clinical decision making
- Participating in clinical partnership to ensure client and family members receive integrated, effective, and efficient assessment and care
About the Team and Service
You will be a member of the Mental Health and Addictions Service arm of the organisation's Home Based Treatment (HBT) operates within the Crisis Assessment and Home Treatment (CAHT) team
Crisis Team
- Provides support to service users experiencing acute crisis in the community
- Responsible for assessment and short term care
- Experts in acute care management
- Operates 24/7
Home Based Treatment (HBT)
- Offers an alternative to hospital admission
- Provides a comprehensive, intensive package of intervention for up to 3 weeks
- Multidisciplinary and focused on supporting service users in the least restrictive environment
If hospital admission is being considered, HBT is encouraged as the first option wherever appropriate.
About You
To be considered, you will bring:
- Vocational registration in Psychiatry (or eligibility) with the Medical Council of New Zealand
- Versatility and flexibility with a passion for team based care
- Commitment to service enhancement and continuous improvement
- Dedication to eliminating health inequities
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