The Horizon Centre
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About the service
The Horizon Centre is a specialist short term assessment and treatment unit for people with a learning disability over the age of 18 (excluding those who require low or medium secure type services). The unit has eight beds, six are commissioned beds and there are two spot purchase beds available.
The unit provides specialist support to people on either the mental health or challenging behaviour pathway. This work is supported by members of our multi disciplinary team which consists of clinical psychology, health care support worker, learning disability nurses, occupational therapists and psychiatrists.
The unit aims to understand people’s difficulties and help them feel better so that they can return to their home and live well in their community as quickly and safely as possible.
We can conduct a range of specialist assessments including physical and mental health, adaptive behaviour and sensory motor assessments and comprehensive risk management plans.
We work close with our community colleagues including nurses, doctors, occupational therapist, speech and language therapist, physiotherapist, dietetics and maintain relationships with families and carers.
Why would someone choose the service?
Our staff will help you to work at your own pace and always respect your wishes. We believe in seeing people in an environment where they are at their best. Our team will arrange to meet you wherever you feel most comfortable. We aim to follow our Trust values of putting our patients first and in the centre and that families and carers matter.
Our staff will support the person with all aspects of their care including helping them throughout the day, to work with the person to understand their behaviour and develop strategies to help them manage these behaviours.
Staff you may meet
- Administrative staff provide essential support to doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. This can be in a variety of different settings, with administrators working as a receptionist in a clinic or a clerk on a ward. They may also be working closely with a consultant as a medical secretary.
- Dietitians use the science of food to help people to make good choices about food and lifestyle. Nutrition is an important part of recovery and wellbeing. All service users admitted to a Trust ward have their nutritional state assessed.
- There are more than 60 different specialities that doctors work within the NHS. Each is unique but there are many characteristics which are common. Roles range from working in a hospital to being based in the community as a GP.
- Housekeepers help nurses run hospital wards. They are a member of a ward team and support the delivery of clinical care by ensuring the ward is a clean, safe and attractive place which is conducive to patient care.
- Nurses who choose to specialise in the mental health branch of nursing work with GPs, psychiatrists, psychologists, and others, to help care for patients. Increasingly, care is given in the community, with mental health nurses visiting patients and their families at home, in residential centres, in prisons or in specialist clinics or units.
- Occupational therapy is the assessment and treatment of physical and psychiatric conditions using specific, purposeful activity to prevent disability and promote independent function in all aspects of daily life.
- Adult psychotherapists work with people to assess and treat a range of emotional, social or mental health issues. They help people tackle problems such as behavioural issues, common challenges such as anxiety and depression or more complex or severe issues, such as psychosis or a personality disorder diagnosis.
- Receptionists are the first link for many patients and visitors. They often work on their own or with one or two other receptionists, greeting patients as they arrive and check them in. They might also collect patient notes and ensure that these vital records go to the right healthcare professional. In a clinic, they may make appointments and arrange patient transport.
- We have a range of specialist advisors working in our Trust – they give advice on a wide range of different things, depending on what service they work in. So it could be, for example, mental health, stopping smoking, healthy eating or diabetes.
- Therapy is a broad term and can range from occupational therapists to behavioural therapists. Our therapists are trained in their specialist area and type of therapy to make sure we can offer the very best care.