Consultant Psychiatrists who are committed to working with young adults aged 18-25. This post is to provide medical leadership within the Crisis resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHT). The Team forms part of the overall urgent care mental health provision in the city of Birmingham and works closely with other providers and services such as A&E based mental health services [PLT- Psychiatric Liaison Team], Custody Liaison and Diversion services, PDU [Psychiatric Decisions Unit], Place of Safety Unit [The Oleaster centre], Street Triage, Ambulance and Police services.

The post holder will support the CRHT in multidisciplinary team assessment of patients presenting with acute mental health presentations, risk assessments and management plans and initiation and monitoring of appropriate clinical interventions. Additionally the role will provide important liaison with other doctors and MDT teams in community, inpatient mental health and primary care.

The Consultant will supervise and manage junior doctors and/or senior nurse practitioners within the clinical team. On a more strategic level, they will relate to the leadership and management structures of FTB.