Consultant Psychiatrist, Older Adult Inpatient Hastings (attracts RRP)

Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust; St Leonards; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as a Consultant Psychiatrist specializing in Older Adult Inpatient care. Located at Conquest Hospital, the role offers full-time hours, flexible working arrangements, and a supportive team environment. The Trust is dedicated to professional development, providing a variety of benefits including relocation expenses and study leave. Ideal candidates will have relevant medical qualifications and a commitment to improving patient care across the community.

Benefits

Recruitment & retention premia of £25,000

Relocation expenses up to £8,000

Excellent pension contributions of 23.7%

Flexible working opportunities

30 days of study leave over 3 years

Qualifications

• Full GMC / UK Registration required.
• Experience in managing severe mental illness in older people necessary.
• CST and entry onto GMC Specialist Register expected within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality mental health care for patients with severe mental illness.
• Work with a multi-disciplinary team for in-patient care.
• Supervise trainees if eligible.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Team collaboration

Mental health care

Education

MRC Psych or equivalent

Basic Medical Training

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist, Older Adult Inpatient Hastings (attracts RRP)

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area Older Adult Mental Health Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

10 sessions per week Job ref 354-AE-20319-AX

Site St Annes Centre, Conquest Hospital, Town St Leonards on Sea Salary £105,504 - £139,882 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 25/06/2025 23:59

Come and join us

We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

We are seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Older adult inpatient service in Hastings, based at the Conquest Hospital site, Hastings. You will be joining a mutually supportive, friendly and enthusiastic team with a real passion for what we do.

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.

We have two older adult inpatient wards and a dementia ward within East Sussex, alongside 4 adult wards, crisis and liaison teams. We are a teaching Trust with strong links with Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS). If eligible and approved by the GMC as clinical/educational supervisor, the successful candidate can applyto supervise a trainee. Our Trust recently expanded the offer of training posts for KSS deanery, and that includes GPVTs, FY, CT and HST level.

Main duties of the job

You will work with a highly specialist multi-disciplinary team to provide in-patient care consisting of a Specialty Doctor, Clinical Psychologists, Nurse’s, Support Workers and an Occupational Therapist.

You will be based in a friendly team environment and will have your own office space with access to a locker. You will also have access to a dedicated administrator.

The Consultants will provide quality mental health care and treatment for patients with severe and enduring mental illness. It is expected that the post holder will embrace New Ways of Working in their clinical practice.

Working for our organisation

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 the Trust also offers:

· Recruitment & retention premia of £25,000.00 subject to role and policy requirements (please liaise with Medical HR for more details - 0300 304 0393)

· Relocation expenses of up to £8,000.00 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, ethnic minority, LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, women's network, to name a few

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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 2025-2030 which outlines our vision, purpose, ambitions and objectives which incorporates these values and behaviours. Our strategy can be viewed here .

East Sussex is situated in the south east of England between the sea and the South Downs with a population of around 549,000. The county offers good access to London and is in close proximity to Gatwick Airport.

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, homeworking, 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.

Living and working in Sussex brings with it many benefits, such as:

• Stunning countryside and coastlines which are easily accessible throughout the county
• Enjoy a lifestyle where there are renowned cycle routes and picturesque walks, including the famous South Downs Way in the South Downs National Park
• Transport links which provide easy access to London, and all of its main airports
• Vibrant cities that offer an array of restaurants and bars for social events

There is only so much we can say in an advertisement, and we would welcome the opportunity to have a conversation with you and even arrange a visit! Please contact Dr Richard Hoile, Professional Lead Psychiatrist for Acute by calling 03003040293 or emailing [e-mail]

Person specification

Qualifications

• Basic Medical Training
• Full GMC / UK Registration
• MRC Psych or equivalent
• CST and entry onto the GMC Specialist Register expected within 6 months
• Section 12 approval and AC approval

EXPERIENCE

• Broad based training in psychiatry
• Experience & training in management of severe mental illness especially in Older people

Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.

We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children’s social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.

Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.