Specialist Grade Psychiatrist

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Crawley; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Specialist Grade Psychiatrist in Crawley, where you'll have a vital role in assessing and treating patients. This opportunity offers flexibility, attractive financial incentives, and the chance to work within a dynamic multidisciplinary team dedicated to providing outstanding patient care.

Benefits

Golden Hello payment of up to £5,000

Relocation Package of up to £8,000

Access to weekly CPD sessions

Qualifications

• Must be fully registered with GMC with a licence to practice.
• At least 6 years in relevant specialty.
• Experience in senior medical roles preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior medical input and team leadership.
• Assess patients, formulate treatment plans, and consult with MDT.
• Assist in supervision and teaching of junior medical colleagues.

Skills

Patient assessment

Team collaboration

Clinical supervision

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Registered with GMC

Minimum of 12 years medical work experience

Job description

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Base pay range

Main area: Mental Health

Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week

Job ref: 354-AN-20804

Closing: 24/06/2025 23:59

This is an exciting, newly created post within the Crawley Assessment and Treatment service. We are looking for a Specialist Grade (Psychiatry) to join the medical team. The post holder will be expected to provide senior medical input to the team.

Please note this post attracts a Golden Hello payment of up to £5,000 as well as a Relocation Package of up to £8000. Information on these can be obtained from the Medical Staffing Team via [e-mail].

To find out more about we can offer you at SPFT, please follow the link to our careers website here

The post holder will assess patients, risk assess and formulate treatment plans. You will be available to the MDT for consultation and with the consultants will be the senior medical resource for the team.

You will also be expected to assist consultants in supervision and teaching of more junior medical colleagues.

Our medics enjoy excellent access to weekly CPD sessions and are well supported through our supervisory structure, which incorporates regular job planning, review and evaluation to ensure we get the workload balance right.

Medics can join our Clinical Academic Groups and we have close links with the Trust Research Unit, co-developing evidence based interventions, such as the hearing voices clinic. We encourage our medics to get involved in on-going service improvement initiatives, such as our recent HDAT audit and work with our Pharmacists on Trust-wide service improvements

Working for our organisation

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.

If you haven’t thought about living in West Sussex before then you should consider the following:

• Journey from the coast to the countryside in minutes
• Enjoy a lifestyle where there are renowned cycle routes and picturesque walks, including the famous South Downs Way in the South Downs National Park!
• Embrace taking time to discover all the miles of scenic coastline, including West Wittering beach and Selsey.
• Easy access to airports - Gatwick and Heathrow are both within 90 minutes of the county, providing links to Europe and beyond
• Brighton and Hove or London are within easy reach via local and national bus routes and national mainline stations

The post holder will provide senior medical services to the population of Crawley and the surrounding area. You will work in a dynamic multidisciplinary team to provide excellent patient care. You will be part of a network of SAS doctors and will benefit from peer support in your role.

There is only so much we can say to you in an advert, so would love to speak to you about this role in more detail.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
• Completed a minimum of 12 years’ medical work (either continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification
• A minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades. Equivalent years’ experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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