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Consultant Psychiatrist, Worthing Crisis team and Haven

1 month ago


Worthing, United Kingdom Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a General Adult Consultant Psychiatrsit to join the Coastal West Sussex Care Delivery Service. The role is to work in the Worthing crisis and home treatment team and provide senior medical care to patients assessed at the Haven in Meadowfield, Worthing.

This job attracts a Recruitment and Retention payment of £25,000, in addition to (up to) £8000 relocation allowance. The RRP payment is paid in the following instalments:

£5000 payment paid on appointment £5000 retention payment paid at 12 month anniversary of employment £6500 retention payment paid at 30 month anniversary of employment £8500 retention payment paid at 48 month anniversary of employment

The Recruitment and Retention payment is pro rata for part time employees. If you would like further information, or to know the full terms of the Recruitment and Retention Payment and/or the Relocation Allowance, then please do not hesitate to contact our Medical Staffing Team -

To find out more about what we offer please take a look at our careers portal:

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide assessments and treatment plans for patients under the care of the crisis and home treatment team and attending the Haven for extended assessment.

You will work closely with bed management processes to facilitate patient flow and work closely with the MDT in the Haven unit to provide high quality patient care.

In the Worthing Crisis Team you will work closely with the medical staff based on the acute wards. You will also provide specialist psychiatric assessment, treatment and aftercare services to patients in crisis, aged 18 and above, who have been referred to the team.

You will provide clinical leadership and line management to junior medical staff reporting directly to you. There is also the opportunity to develop posts and take on the educational and clinical supervision of GP or core mental health trainees and higher trainees, as agreed by the locality tutor.

About us

At Sussex Partnership we are committed to providing opportunities for flexible working . If you would like to work differently or different hours to as advertised, please get in touch to discuss this in more detail.

If you haven't thought about living in West Sussex before then you should consider the following:

Journey from the coast to the countryside in minutes Enjoy a lifestyle where there are renowned cycle routes and picturesque walks, including the famous South Downs Way in the South Downs National Park Embrace taking time to discover all the miles of scenic coastline, including West Wittering beach and Selsey. Easy access to airports - Gatwick and Heathrow are both within 90 minutes of the county, providing links to Europe and beyond Brighton and Hove or London are within easy reach via local and national bus routes and national mainline stations Job description

Job responsibilities

This role can also support any interest in research, development, medical education or special interests that you may have. We strongly believe in creating roles that provide a service but also give you the opportunity to develop your own areas of special interest.

There is only so much we can say to you in an advert, so would love to speak to you about this role in more detail. Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Person Specification

Essential and desirable

Essential

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification. Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment. Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months. Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge

Desirable

Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management. MRCPsych In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

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