Consultant Psychiatrist, East Assessment & Treatment Service

NHS; Brighton; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join a multi-disciplinary community mental health team in Brighton. This role involves delivering specialist assessments and evidence-based treatments while collaborating with a supportive team. The Trust values a positive work/life balance and offers a vibrant work environment in an inclusive city known for its lively culture and direct access to the South Downs.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Support for professional development

Team-oriented work culture

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register or within six months.
• Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist medical assessment and treatment to patients.
• Supervise and advise non-medical team members.
• Conduct Mental Health Act assessments.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Communication skills in English

Knowledge in specialty

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

MRCPsych

Qualification in medical education

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the East Assessment and Treatment Service (ATS) in Brighton & Hove. You will be joining a mutually supportive, friendly and enthusiastic team with a real passion for what we do.

Brighton and Hove Community services are split in to two main teams, East and West ATS, each one further subdivided in to 3 smaller clusters. Each cluster has a geographical patch determined by alignment to a small number of GP surgeries, this helps facilitate good liaison with our Primary Care colleagues. This post will be in Park Crescent Cluster. We are also fortunate to have a large array of third sector organisations in Brighton and Hove whom we have developed strong links with.

We are a teaching Trust with strong links with Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS). Every cluster has a trainee, including F2, GP trainees, core or higher trainees. We also provide training for medical students and Physician Associate students from BSMS.

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 the HST 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

Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for all age groups across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

Brighton & Hove is a unique, vibrant and exciting place to live and work, offering a lively city life with the opportunity to get away from it all to the South Downs National park just on the doorstep. The city offers excellent access to London and is in close proximity toGatwick Airport. Brighton is proud to be a diverse and inclusive city, and this is reflected in the staff mix employed by SPFT, and by the ethos of the Trust.

We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Details Date posted

13 June 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

354-AB-20763-P

Job locations

Community Mental Health Centre

Brighton General Hospital, Elm Grove

Brighton

BN2 3EW

Job description Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will work as part of the wider MDT and demonstrate:

• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge;
• A wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service;
• The ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty;
• Commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement;
• The ability to work in aparticipatory 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.

Please see the Job description/ person specification for more details about this post and the organisation.

Wed love you to join our Trust, rated good overall and outstanding for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Other key survey results:

• 70% highlighting flexible working as a key point for satisfaction at work
• 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work in their team
• 77% identifying opportunities to show initiative in their roles

Job description Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will work as part of the wider MDT and demonstrate:

• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge;
• A wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service;
• The ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty;
• Commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement;
• The ability to work in aparticipatory 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.

Please see the Job description/ person specification for more details about this post and the organisation.

Wed love you to join our Trust, rated good overall and outstanding for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Other key survey results:

• 70% highlighting flexible working as a key point for satisfaction at work
• 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work in their team
• 77% identifying opportunities to show initiative in their roles

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.

Desirable

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

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
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment

Desirable

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

Clinical skills & Knowledge Essential

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• 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

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.

Desirable

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

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
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment

Desirable

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

Clinical skills & Knowledge Essential

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• 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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

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

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

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

Employer details Employer name

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Community Mental Health Centre

Brighton General Hospital, Elm Grove

Brighton

BN2 3EW

Employer's website

https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Community Mental Health Centre

Brighton General Hospital, Elm Grove

Brighton

BN2 3EW

Employer's website

https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)