# Consultant Psychiatrist General Adult Liaison Brighton-RRP Applicable > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-general-adult-liaison-brighton-rrp-applicable/7386f294-fc26-45f7-bdb1-d701bb6310f8 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-general-adult-liaison-brighton-rrp-applicable/7386f294-fc26-45f7-bdb1-d701bb6310f8.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Chalkhill - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 pro rata, per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-23T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-02T14:21:57.507Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Sussex/Brighton/Sussex_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/General_Adult_Psychiatry/General_Adult_Psychiatry-v8269051 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8269051?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to work in our Mental Health Liaison Team based at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. This is a less than full time post of 6 sessions. In this role you will have the opportunity to develop your career, shape our strategy and provide excellent patient care. Consider joining Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SPFT) and help us improve the quality of life for our thriving local communities. 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 we can offer you at SPFT, please follow the link to our careers website here To find a list of our current Medical vacancies, please follow this link: https://ow.ly/EFnH50RZXyE ### Main duties of the job This post is in working age Liaison Psychiatry. You will have a key role in supporting the wider nursing team and providing continuity of care across the week in the general hospital setting. You will be expected to provide specialist medical and psychiatric assessment and treatment to people aged 17 and over, referred to the Mental Health Liaison Team from the Emergency Department and the inpatient wards within the Royal Sussex County Hospital. It is expected that you will have expertise in working age adults' mental health, organic mental states, medically unexplained symptoms, the interplay between physical and mental health problems and management of psychiatric crises. You will be joining a team with a history of participating in nationally-recognised Liaison Psychiatry research and which is actively involved in the teaching and training of students from Brighton and Sussex Medical School, in addition to nursing and paramedic students. You will also be involved in developing new care pathways and including integrated psychiatric care in line with the NHS Long Term Plan. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please review the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role. We would love to hear from you if you want to find out more about this exciting opportunity. Please see our contact details below. **Please note the job description is with the Royal College for approval** ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Eligibility **Essential** - 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. - Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment - Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment ### Qualifications **Essential** - MB BS or equivalent medical qualification **Desirable** - Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management. - Additional clinical qualifications. ### 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. - Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes ### 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 - The competencies to work with both General Adult and Older Adult patients. The successful candidate will be able to provide evidence of relevant experience accordingly. **Desirable** - Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service - Additional expertise in Addictions psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry or Psychotherapy ## Documents - [jd 6 pa's (pdf, 387.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10583880) - [privacy notice (pdf, 127.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2254) ## 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.