# Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist - Worthing NMHT > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-general-adult-psychiatrist-worthing-nmht/1c1dffaa-6263-4019-93c8-b2f2e18d6b26 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-general-adult-psychiatrist-worthing-nmht/1c1dffaa-6263-4019-93c8-b2f2e18d6b26.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Worthing - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, Compressed hours, 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-06T15:30:57.006Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Sussex/Worthing/Sussex_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/General_Adult_Psychiatry/General_Adult_Psychiatry-v8108986 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8108986?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to join Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as a General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist within the Worthing Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (NMHT), based in Worthing West Sussex. This is a pivotal senior medical and clinical leadership role, embedded within a dynamic multidisciplinary community team dedicated to delivering high-quality, person-centred care for adults experiencing mental health challenges. The Worthing NMHT is aligned with local GP surgeries to support close collaboration with Primary Care colleagues. The team benefits from the support of another Consultant Psychiatrist and two full-time Specialty Doctors. You’ll be part of a wider network of NMHTs across Coastal West Sussex, including teams in Chichester, Arun (Bognor, Littlehampton), and Adur (Shoreham). Inpatient services are provided at Oaklands Centre in Chichester and Meadowfield Hospital in Worthing, with access to Amber Ward, a mixed PICU at Langley Green Hospital in Crawley. The area is also supported by two Crisis and Home Treatment Teams and a dedicated Enhanced Community Rehabilitation Service. All services are consultant-led, and the successful candidate will be expected to work collaboratively with colleagues across these teams to ensure continuity of care and service excellence. ### Main duties of the job The Worthing NMHT is an integrated, multidisciplinary community mental health team providing specialist assessment and treatment for adults with complex and severe mental health needs. This is a key clinical leadership role within Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, offering the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a supportive and collaborative environment. As Consultant Psychiatrist, your core responsibilities will include: - Conducting specialist psychiatric assessments and delivering evidence-based treatments for patients referred to the service. - Providing clinical supervision to junior medical staff and offering informal guidance to non-medical team members. - Acting as the Responsible Clinician for patients subject to Community Treatment Orders, including attendance at Managers’ Hearings and Mental Health Tribunals. - Participating in Mental Health Act assessments for patients on the team’s caseload. - Liaising with inpatient Responsible Clinicians to ensure continuity of care. - Collaborating with external services such as forensic teams, substance misuse services, and the local risk panel as required. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to high-quality, person-centred care within a well-established and forward-thinking community mental health service. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details. The post holder will become a senior member of the medical team within the NMHT. They will have the opportunity to work with the leadership team to develop local mental health services, in line with the West Sussex Divisions strategic aims and objectives. 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. We’d love to hear from you! For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit, please see our contact details below. ## Person Specification ### Transport **Essential** - Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment ### Qualifications & Eligibility **Essential** - 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 - Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment ### Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning **Essential** - 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. ### Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - 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** - Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service ## Documents - [privacy notice (pdf, 127.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2254) - [consultant psychiatrist jd&ps (pdf, 904.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10403882) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.