Consultant Psychiatrist East Brighton Neighbourhood Mental Health Team

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to join a supportive mental health team in Brighton. The role requires excellent clinical skills and the ability to manage complex cases within a collaborative environment. Key responsibilities include providing psychiatric assessments, supervising clinical staff, and working with various healthcare services. A competitive salary ranging from £109,725 to £145,478 is offered, along with flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register or within six months.
• Approved clinician status achievable within 3 months.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist medical assessments and treatment.
• Conduct Mental Health Act assessments for patients.
• Liaise with inpatient responsible clinicians.

Skills

Clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective

Specialist experience in mental health

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Qualification or higher degree in medical education

Additional clinical qualifications

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist East Brighton Neighbourhood Mental Health Team

We are seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the East Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (NMHT) formerly known as 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 into three main teams – East, West and Central NMHT – each with a geographical patch aligned to a small number of GP surgeries to facilitate good liaison with our Primary Care colleagues. This post will be in the Ardingly Court Cluster and we work closely with a large array of third‑sector organisations.

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 butterfly‑subject to Community Treatment Orders, including attendance at Manager Hearings and Tribunals.
• Conduct Mental Health Act assessments for patients on the team caseload.
• Liaise with inpatient responsible clinicians.
• Liaise 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 escape to the South Downs National Park. The city has excellent access to London and is close to Gatwick Airport. Brighton is proud to be a diverse and inclusive city, and this is reflected in the staff mix employed by SPFT and the ethos of the Trust.

We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work‑life balance brings great health‑related benefits, which in turn improves the care we provide. If flexible working, such as home‑working, part‑time hours or flexible start/finish times, would support your role, we’ll make it happen.

Job responsibilities

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

• Excellent clinical skills using a bio‑psycho Pcocial perspective and wide medical knowledge;
• A wide range of specialist and sub‑specialist experience relevant to the 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 a participatory way so that shared decision‑making and conversations around formulation, diagnosis and ongoing care are collaborative endeavours with the people we serve.

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

Person कर्मSpecification

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
• Additional clinical qualifications
• 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
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using bio‑psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Wide range of specialist and sub‑specialist experience relevant to the 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.

Lead Psychiatrist – Brighton Community Services

£109,725 to £145,478 a year – NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant