Consultant Psychiatrist - Crawley Nmht

Sussex Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust; Crawley Down; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension benefits

Flexible work

Study leave

Wellbeing support

Employee networks

Job summary

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in West Sussex is seeking a General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Crawley NMHT based at Ifield Drive, Crawley. The role involves specialist assessment and treatment, supervision of trainees, and duties as Responsible Clinician while working within a multidisciplinary community team.

The post includes a Recruitment and Retention payment of £45,000 over three years, with installments at recruitment and after 12, 24, and 36 months.

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at appointment.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR eligible within six months.
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warnings on practice.
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist medical/psychiatric assessment and evidence-based treatment.
• Provide clinical supervision to trainees and informal supervision to non-medical team members.
• Fulfil duties of Responsible Clinician for patients under Community Treatment Orders, including attendance at hearings and tribunals.
• Conduct Mental Health Act assessments for patients on the caseload.
• Liaise with inpatient Responsible Clinicians and with the forensic/drug and alcohol services as required.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

English communication

Team leadership

Driving licence

Education

MB BS

GMC licence to practise

GMC Specialist Register or eligibility

Good standing with GMC

Approved clinician status or achievable within 3 months

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist to join our West Sussex Division. The post is based at Ifield Drive in Crawley, West Sussex which forms part of our Crawley Neighbourhood Mental Health team (NMHT). 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. 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.

Recruitment and Retention Payment

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 Staffing Team - [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

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. As a consultant psychiatrist in our team, your main duties will be to:

• 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 Managers 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

About us

• 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

Person Specification

Eligibility/Qualifications

Essential

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• 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.
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment

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.

Employer details

Employer name: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Ifield Drive, 218 Ifield Drive Ifield, Crawley, RH11 0EP, United Kingdom

Contact: Lead Psychiatrist Dr Isabelle Akin-Ojo, [e-mail]