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SalaryThe postholder will work 10 Programmed Activities in the North Camden Recovery Team. This team is part of the care pathway for patients in care clusters 11, 12 and 13, i.e. patients with psychotic illnesses. The care pathway applies the recovery model of care. It delivers evidence based treatments to patients living in the northern part of Camden. The team is sub-divided into two mini-teams and the post holder will work alongside two other substantive consultants. There are approximately 800 service users on the caseload at any one time, with 400 patients in each mini-team. The team is based at The Hoo, 17 Lyndhurst Gardens, London, NW3 5NU.The team operates between 9am-5pm Monday to Friday. New patients are referred to the service by the Assessment and Advice Team, the Crisis Teams or the inpatients services. Sometimes GPs will refer directly to the team where patients have recently (within 6 months) been discharged from the service. The postholder will have Consultant responsibility, for one of the two mini teams within the team. The Consultants are the joint clinical leaders and will provide cross cover to each other when required. The postholder will work with the team manager to ensure excellent and safe care is provided to patients and that there are systems in place to supervise the clinical work of the team. They will participate in this supervision through the multidisciplinary team meetings. The postholder will review patients, usually at the request of the care co-ordinators, to advise on their care. Care co-ordinators will usually be present at reviews. The postholder will participate in CPA reviews as required. In addition the postholder will undertake urgent assessments of patients already in the care of the team, who may be experiencing a deterioration in their mental health. Patients will usually be seen at the team base, at home or in GP surgeries. The postholder will ensure there are systems in place to monitor patients physical health, including monitoring that is required for antipsychotic drugs and lithium. The community R&R teams are part of the cross borough Camden & Islington Recovery & Rehabilitation Division, which includes a range of specialist psychosis services: Assertive Outreach Teams, Early Intervention Service, FOCUS homeless outreach service, Intensive Support Service and Re-ablement. In-patient rehabilitation wards are based at St Pancras Hospital and the Highgate Mental Health Centre. The post holder will contribute to the leadership of the North Camden Recovery & Rehabilitation Team and to the division as a whole. Senior clinicians and managers from the division meet at a monthly Recovery Forum, to discuss clinical strategy, research and audit.
