Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- 12 months (1 year fixed term contract)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 354-LD-20320
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- East Brighton Community Mental Health Centre
- Town
- Brighton
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Psychiatrist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Come and join us
We’re looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we’re proud to make a difference every day.
At SPFT we put people first. We’ll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You’ll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development.
We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it’s part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we’ll explore what works for you and the role.
We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may choose to use it to help prepare your application. We welcome innovation but ask that anything you submit reflects your own abilities, experience and voice. AI can support how you describe your skills and experience, but it should never replace your own words as we want to get to know you.
We’re shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we’d love to hear from you.
Job overview
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity working in the field of Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) including ADHD?
The Neurodevelopmental Service (NDS) is looking for two full-time Consultant Psychiatrists for an initial fixed term 1 year contract. The focus of these roles will be developing a system wide ND pathway beginning with an initial pilot for primary care provider collaborative to deliver a primary care ADHD assessment service providing training , consultation and supervision to a cohort of local GPs and primary care health professionals to deliver ADHD diagnostic and treatment work. The post holder will also be asked to provide assessment for ADHD, Autism and Tics and Tourette's and treatment for ADHD and Tics and Tourette's whilst also including supervising the team’s Nurse Prescribers with the initiating, titrating and evaluating of ADHD medication.
Main duties of the job
Excellent communication skills are key to the role in regard to communicating with all stakeholders including service users, third sector providers, internal and external partners .
Working for our organisation
The NDS is a specialist clinical diagnostic assessment and consultation service for adults living in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex with a suspected diagnosis of ASC, ADHD, Tourette’s syndrome and Tic disorder. The service is delivered by Senior Nurse Practitioners and also has a weekly multidisciplinary clinic comprising of Neuropsychiatrist, Consultant Psychologist and the Speech and Language Therapist
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Knowledge and experience in the field would be an advantage, but training and support is available from the team’s Neuropsychiatrists who are leading national experts.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 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
Eligibility
Essential criteria
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
Transport
Essential criteria
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Essential criteria
- 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.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Rabab Yassin
- Job title
- Interim Lead Psychiatrist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Viki Baker - Associate Clinical Director - [email protected] - 07785554777
Francesca Evans - Service Manager - [email protected]
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