consultant psychiatrist

Sussex Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust; Haywards Heath; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health services provider in Haywards Heath is seeking a Psychiatrist to provide specialist medical assessments and treatments. In this role, you'll supervise trainees, engage with multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to service development. You'll enjoy competitive compensation, including a recruitment and retention payment, and access to extensive professional development opportunities. Flexible working arrangements are actively promoted to support work-life balance.

Benefits

Recruitment and Retention payment of £45,000

Relocation expenses up to £8,000

Excellent pension contributions of 23.7%

30 days of study leave over three years

Flexible working options

Access to wellbeing support programs

Qualifications

• Experience in psychiatric assessment and treatment of complex cases.
• Ability to provide clinical supervision to junior staff and trainees.
• Knowledge of Mental Health Act and community treatment orders.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist medical and psychiatric assessments and treatment.
• Supervise trainees and offer informal support to team members.
• Attend management hearings and tribunals as Responsible Clinician.

Skills

Psychiatric assessment

Clinical supervision

Mental Health Act knowledge

Liaison skills

Education

Medical degree with specialisation in Psychiatry

Job description

Overview

We're looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we're proud to make a difference every day. At SPFT we put people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You'll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development. We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it's part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we'll explore what works for you and the role. We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may choose to use it to help prepare your application. We welcome innovation but ask that anything you submit reflects your own abilities, experience and voice. AI can support how you describe your skills and experience, but it should never replace your own words as we want to get to know you. We're shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we'd love to hear from you.

West Sussex Community services are divided into two main areas: North West Sussex and Coastal Sussex. North West Sussex has three NMHTs located in Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex. Each NMHT covers a geographical area aligned with GP surgeries to facilitate liaison with Primary Care colleagues. There are two other consultant posts in Mid Sussex NMHT covering East Grinstead and Burgess Hill. There is also a specialty doctor in Haywards Heath and specialist doctor at East Grinstead. We are a large multi-disciplinary community mental health team, which provides specialist assessments and treatment to patients presenting with a range of complex and unstable mental health and social needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist medical /psychiatric assessment and evidence-based treatment to patients referred to the service.
• Provide clinical supervision to trainees and informal advice and supervision to non-medical members of the team
• Fulfil the duties of Responsible Clinician for patient's subject to Community Treatment Orders including attendance at Mangers Hearings and Tribunals.
• Mental Health Act assessments for patients on the team caseload
• Liaison with inpatient Responsible Clinicians
• Liaison with the forensic team/drug and alcohol services and risk panel as required

Psychiatrists are integral for driving change and influencing service development. As a Trust we welcome positive transformation and using each other's experiences to shape this. The Trust has ambitious aims to continuously improve for the good of our patients and we welcome clinical and non-clinical views in order to achieve this together.

Successful candidates are normally appointed to the bottom of the pay scale unless previous NHS experience in a similar role can be evidenced.

Safeguarding and Additional Information

SPFT takes its responsibilities for safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk very seriously. We expect all staff and bank workers to share this commitment and complete the relevant safeguarding training for their role.

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. 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 HR Team via [email protected]

Not only will you be working in a county with areas of outstanding beauty such as the south downs, and the 137 miles of coastline, along with exciting cities such as Brighton & Hove - the Trust also offers:

• Relocation expenses of up to £8,00.00 subject to role and policy requirements
• Excellent pension contributions of 23.7%
• Flexible working opportunities
• Bespoke, flexible job plans
• 30 days of study leave over a 3-year period supported by a study leave allowance each year
• Opportunities to become a medical appraiser
• Opportunities to become a clinical/educational supervisor
• Monthly Medical Advisory Committees (MACs) which offer further peer support
• Responsibility allowances for specific roles and responsibilities
• A variety of wellbeing support and tools, such as an Employee Assistance Programme, financial wellbeing, Occupational Health etc
• 8 Staff Networks such as ethnic minority, LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, women's network, to name a few