Consultant Psychiatrist

Sussex Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust; Crawley Down; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation help

NHS pension

Study leave 30 days

Flexible working

Wellbeing support

Research opportunities

Free parking

Job summary

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in West Sussex is seeking a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist to join Jade Ward, a 19-bed acute inpatient unit at Langley Green Hospital in Crawley. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, provide specialist assessment and treatment for adults with acute mental health needs, and participate in governance and teaching.

The post includes a Recruitment and Retention payment of £45,000 over three years, relocation assistance up to £8,000, a strong NHS pension,

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge in specialty and ability to apply a bio-psycho-social framework.
• Strong communication skills, both written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychiatric assessment and treatment to inpatients.
• Lead ward rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Act as Responsible Clinician for detained patients under the Mental Health Act.
• Supervise junior medical staff and contribute to teaching and training.
• Engage in clinical governance, quality improvement and service development.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Bio-psycho-social approach

English communication

Education

MB BS or equivalent

MRCPsych

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a full time Consultant Psychiatrist to join Jade Ward, a 19-bed acute inpatient ward at Langley Green Hospital in Crawley. This is a key medical and leadership role within our inpatient multidisciplinary team, providing high-quality, person-centred care to adults experiencing acute mental health difficulties. This job attracts a Recruitment and Retention payment of £45,000 structured over a three-year period as follows:

• £15,000 payable upon successful recruitment
• £10,000 payable at 12 months' service
• £10,000 payable at 24 months' service
• £10,000 payable at 36 months' service

The Recruitment and Retention payment is pro rata for part time employees.

What we offer

• Relocation expenses up to £8,000 subject to role and policy requirements
• Excellent NHS pension scheme
• 30 days study leave over 3 years with annual study budget.
• Opportunities for flexible working and bespoke job planning.
• Access to wellbeing support, staff networks, and Balint groups.
• Opportunities to engage in research, teaching, and quality improvement
• Free parking onsite

Main duties of the job

You will work with the MDT on the ward to provide excellent care to patients admitted to the ward. You will work with other acute in-patient services in Langley Green and with local community teams.

• Providing specialist psychiatric assessment and treatment to inpatients
• Leading ward rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Acting as Responsible Clinician for detained patients under the Mental Health Act.
• Supervising junior medical staff and contribute to teaching and training.
• Engage in clinical governance, quality improvement, and service development.

This role can also support research, development, medical education or special interests. We strongly believe in creating roles that provide a service but also give you the opportunity to develop your own areas of special interest. On appointment you will have the opportunity to join the Trust wide consultant network as well as having access to peer support from colleagues here in West Sussex.

About us

Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for all age groups across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire. Our values are to be compassionate, accountable and optimistic. The Trust has built our future focus 2025-2030 which outlines our vision, purpose, ambitions and objectives which incorporate these values and behaviours. Our strategy can be viewed here. You will be joining a Trust rated 'Good' by the CQC and "Outstanding" for caring, with a strong commitment to innovation, research, and continuous improvement.

• If you haven't considered living or working in West Sussex before, here are some quick highlights:
• Travel easily from coast to countryside within minutes.
• Access renowned cycle routes and scenic walks like the South Downs Way in the national park.
• Explore miles of coastline, including West Wittering beach and Selsey.
• Gatwick and Heathrow airports are both under 90 minutes away for convenient travel.
• Brighton, Hove, and London are easily reached by local buses and mainline trains.

Job responsibilities

You will be part of a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team that consists of Nurses, Psychologist, Occupational Therapists and more. Please review the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role.

Qualifications

Essential

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.

Desirable

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• MRCPsych
• Additional clinical qualifications.

ELIGIBILITY

Essential

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment

Desirable

• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

Transport

Essential

• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.

CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Desirable

• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING

Essential

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
• Ability to work in and lead team
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
• Participated in continuous professional development
• Participated in research or service evaluation.
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
• Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
• Ability to work in a participatory way so that shared decision making and conversations around formulation/diagnosis and ongoing care are a collaborative endeavour with the people who access our service.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).