This is an exciting opportunity for a General Adult Consultant Psychiatrsit to join the Coastal West Sussex Care Delivery Service. The role is to work in the Worthing crisis and home treatment team and provide senior medical care to patients assessed at the Haven in Meadowfield, Worthing.

This job attracts a Recruitment and Retention payment of 25,000, in addition to (up to) 8000 relocation allowance. The RRP payment is paid in the following instalments:

5000 payment paid on appointment

5000 retention payment paid at 12 month anniversary of employment

6500 retention payment paid at 30 month anniversary of employment

8500 retention payment paid at 48 month anniversary of employment

The Recruitment and Retention payment is pro rata for part time employees. If you would like further information, or to know the full terms of the Recruitment and Retention Payment and/or the Relocation Allowance, then please do not hesitate to contact our Medical Staffing Team - medicalstaffing@spft.nhs.uk

To find out more about what we offer please take a look at our careers portal: https://careers.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/

The post holder will provide assessments and treatment plans for patients under the care of the crisis and home treatment team and attending the Haven for extended assessment.

You will work closely with bed management processes to facilitate patient flow and work closely with the MDT in the Haven unit to provide high quality patient care.

In the Worthing Crisis Team you will work closely with the medical staff based on the acute wards. You will also provide specialist psychiatric assessment, treatment and aftercare services to patients in crisis, aged 18 and above, who have been referred to the team.

You will provide clinical leadership and line management to junior medical staff reporting directly to you. There is also the opportunity to develop posts and take on the educational and clinical supervision of GP or core mental health trainees and higher trainees, as agreed by the locality tutor.

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 havent 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

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

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. Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.