Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Crisis and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT)  in Worthing providing leadership to deliver high-quality, person-centred care to adults 18+ experiencing a mental health crisis. 

The post also provides 1pa of medical input to the Haven at Swandean Hospital Site/Meadowfield.  The Haven is a 3 chaired, nurse-led, community-based mental health crisis service designed to provide rapid assessment (up to 23hrs) and short-term support for individuals experiencing acute mental health distress. 

This job attracts a Recruitment and Retention payment of £45,000 structured over a three-year period as follows:

o   £15,000 payable upon successful recruitment

o   £10,000 payable at 12 months’ service

o   £10,000 payable at 24 months’ service

o   £10,000 payable at 36 months’ service

The Recruitment and Retention payment is pro rata for part time employees. If you would like further information please contact our Medical HR Team via [email protected]

What We Offer   

•  Relocation expenses up to £8,000 subject to role and policy requirements
• Excellent NHS pension scheme .
• 30 days study leave over 3 years with annual study budget.
• Opportunities for flexible working and bespoke job planning.
• Access to wellbeing support, staff networks, and Balint groups.
• Opportunities to engage in research, teaching, and quality improvement.
• Free parking onsite

Main duties of the job

You will work with the MDT  to provide excellent care to patients under the Crisis Team and within the Haven at Worthing . You will work with other acute in-patient services in Meadowfield Hospital and with local community teams. 

• Providing specialist psychiatric assessment and treatment to patients in CRHTT and Haven.
• Leading  multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Supervising junior medical staff and contribute to teaching and training.
• Engage in clinical governance, quality improvement, and service development.

This role can also support research, development, medical education or special interests. We strongly believe in creating roles that provide a service but also give you the opportunity to develop your own areas of special interest. 

On appointment you will have the opportunity to join the Trust wide consultant network as well as having access to peer support from colleagues here in West Sussex. 

Working for our organisation

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 incorporate these values and behaviours. Our strategy can be viewed here. 

You will be joining a Trust rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and ‘Outstanding’ for caring, with a strong commitment to innovation, research, and continuous improvement. 

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 considered living or working in West Sussex before, here are some quick highlights:

• Travel easily from coast to countryside within minutes.
• Access renowned cycle routes and scenic walks like the South Downs Way in the national park.
• Explore miles of coastline, including West Wittering beach and Selsey.
• Gatwick and Heathrow airports are both under 90 minutes away for convenient travel.
• Brighton, Hove, and London are easily reached by local buses and mainline trains.