Consultant Psychiatrist - Crisis Team

Consultant Psychiatrist - Crisis Team

Grade                NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Contract            Permanent

Hours                 Full time - 10 sessions per week

Salary                 £84,559 - £114,003 per annum

Location            West Sussex

Job overview

Please note this post attracts a Golden Hello payment of up to £5,000 as well as a Relocation Package of up to £8000.

We have an exciting opportunity for a General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Clients crisis team in West Sussex.

Main duties of the job

You will work with other acute services in the local area including the Liaison team, the acute in-patient wards and local community services There are separate services for patients with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of dementia.

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.

Working for our organisation

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Our Clients hospital is rated excellent by the CQC. You will be part of a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team that consists of Nurse’s, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists and more.

Person specification

Qualifications and skills

Essential criteria

• MBBS
• Entry onto the specialist register currently or within 6 months
• Ac status or achievable within 3 months
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent clinical skills using biopsychosocial perspective and wider medical knowledge

Desirable criteria

• Experience of clinical research/service evaluation
• Evidence of experience in education, research, audit