# Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry Community/ Hastings East Sussex

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Worthing
- **Region:** South East
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Psychiatry
- **Grade:** Senior
- **Salary:** £54,499 - £67,325 Dependant on experience
- **Contract type:** 12 months (fixed term 12 months)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-29T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-27T14:00:43.680Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Sussex/Hastings/Sussex_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8165505
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8165505?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry to join the East Sussex Division providing psychiatric and physical healthcare to deliver high-quality, person-centred care to Adults in a Neighbourhood Mental Health Team.

This is a developmental post suitable for doctors with experience working in Psychiatry who are seeking further experience in community. The post holder will work under supervision. The post would suit someone who has a background in working in Psychiatry, ideally having completed Core Training or with equivalent experience.  This post would be suitable for someone who wants to spend time in a non-training position to develop their skills in medical education and work on their portfolio before applying for a Higher Specialty training post.  This role would also be open to SAS grade doctors considering applying for Higher Specialty Training or gathering evidence for CESR.

This is a novel and exciting post that is available for 12 months.  This post combines community psychiatry experience with allocated time for work in the medical education department. Our medical education team has recently embarked on an ambitious programme of change, with investment in its consultant resource, simulation technology and psychotherapy teaching.

### Please refer to attached JD for more details

### Main duties of the job

key Responsibilities:

- Conduct psychiatric assessments and formulate differential diagnoses
- Develop management plans collaboratively with patients using a biopsychosocial approach
- Perform Mental State and Cognitive Examinations
- Undertake physical health assessments
- Participate in risk assessments and care planning
- Liaise with families, carers, and other professionals
- Refer patients appropriately to other services
- Present cases in MDT meetings and clinical supervision
- Participate in out-of-hours assessments (if applicable)
- Develop skills in report writing and documentation
- Gain experience in the application of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
- Support the management of psychiatric emergencies

### Please refer to attached JD for more details

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

ey Responsibilities:

- Conduct psychiatric assessments and formulate differential diagnoses
- Develop management plans collaboratively with patients using a biopsychosocial approach
- Perform Mental State and Cognitive Examinations
- Undertake physical health assessments
- Participate in risk assessments and care planning
- Liaise with families, carers, and other professionals
- Refer patients appropriately to other services
- Present cases in MDT meetings and clinical supervision
- Participate in out-of-hours assessments (if applicable)
- Develop skills in report writing and documentation
- Gain experience in the application of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
- Support the management of psychiatric emergencies

### Please refer to attached JD for more details

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Completed Foundation Years 1 & 2 (or equivalent)
- Completion of Psychiatric Core Training (or equivalent experience)
- Section 12 approval (or can evidence meets criteria to apply)

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Be eligible for full registration with, and hold a current licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC)

### KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

**Essential**

- Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems
- Appropriate knowledge of core medical care, psychotherapy, psychology and neuroscience
- Capacity to prioritise clinical need
- Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk
- Demonstrates understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
- Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
- Demonstrates knowledge of evidence informed practice
- Capacity to critically appraise research in psychiatry

## Documents

- [privacy notice (pdf, 127.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2254)
- [clinical fellow east sx community adult jd (pdf, 552.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10467005)

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