Consultant Psychiatrist - Amber Ward (Attracts 45K RRP)

National health service; Crawley; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation expenses up to £8,000

NHS pension scheme

30 days study leave over 3 years

Flexible working and bespoke job-plans

Wellbeing support and staff networks

Research, teaching and quality-impro.

Free parking onsite

Job summary

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist to join Amber Ward, a 12-bed Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit at Langley Green Hospital, Crawley. This key leadership role oversees inpatient care within a multidisciplinary team providing high-quality, person-centred services.

The post offers a Recruitment and Retention payment up to 45,000 over three years and opportunities for research, teaching and service development, with relocation support

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent required; GMC registration/licence to practise.
• MRCPsych desirable/essential depending on role.
• Evidence of leadership, teaching and involvement in CPD and governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychiatric assessment and treatment in ward rounds and MDT 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 leadership

Communication (English)

Team leadership

Research & quality improvement

Clinical governance

Education

MB BS or equivalent

MRCPsych

GMC registration/licence to practise

Job description

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.

Wed love to hear from you! For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit, please see our contact details below.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

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

Person Specification

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.

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a full time Consultant Psychiatrist to join Amber Ward, a 12-bed Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit 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:

• o15,000 payable upon successful recruitment
• o10,000 payable at 12 months' service
• o10,000 payable at 24 months' service
• o10,000 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

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.

• o Providing specialist psychiatric assessment and treatment to ward rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings.
• o Acting as Responsible Clinician for detained patients under the Mental Health Act.
• o Supervising junior medical staff and contribute to teaching and training.
• o 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 which outlines our vision, purpose, ambitions and objectives which incorporate these values and behaviours. Our strategy can be viewedhere.

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.

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.

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.