Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Eastbourne Crisis and Home Resolution Team (CRHTT) and the Haven in Eastbourne, East Sussex, with the added option of joining the Digital Directorate as Digital Medical Lead.
The Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) provides a 7 day per week service to people experiencing an acute psychiatric crisis. The team provides an alternative to acute hospital treatment by offering intensive community-based interventions and gatekeeping all potential hospital admissions. Where a hospital admission does occur, CRHTT can assist in shortening the inpatient stay by facilitating supportive discharge back to the community.
The post also provides medical input to the Haven. The Haven is a 4-chaired, nurse-led, community-based mental health crisis service designed to provide rapid assessment (up to 24hrs) and short-term support for individuals experiencing acute mental health distress.
In addition, successful applicants to the post will have the opportunity to be seconded for 2 PAs per week to the Digital Directorate to work as a Digital Medical Lead. The Digital Medical Lead role will be focused on our new electronic patient record and prescribing systems.
Main duties of the job
For further information with regards to the main duties of this role, please see the attached job descriptions for details.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We have included separate job descriptions for the CRHTT/Haven post and the Digital Medical Lead post - but applicants will only need to make one job application, having the option of being seconded to the Digital Medical Lead post once appointed to the CRHTT and Haven role.
Once seconded to the Digital Medical Lead role, the post holder's job plan will comprise the following components:
- 6 Direct Clinical Care (DCC) sessions, as the CRHTT and Haven Consultant Psychiatrist
- 2 Supporting Professional Activity (SPA) sessions
- 2 Additional NHS Responsibilities sessions (as Digital Medical Lead)
The Haven and CRHTT are based at the Department of Psyhciatry in Eastbourne, on the same site as Eastbourne District General Hospital. The digital clinical team are based at Portland House in Worthing. It is expected that the post-holder will go to Portland House once or twice a month for meetings but would work remotely at other times.
For further information about the post, please see the attached Job Descriptions (both CRHTT and also Digital Medical Lead).
For further details or to arrange a visit, please contact Dr Richard Hoile, Lead Psychiatrist Acute Services ECT, East Sussex. Email: [email protected]
Person specification
Transport
Essential
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
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
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This advert is for Consultant Psychiatrist - Eastbourne (£45k RRP) with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Worthing, South East, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Jul 2026.
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