# Consultant Psychiatrist - Lewes NMHT (£45k RRP) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-lewes-nmht-pound45k-rrp/a025346b-8909-4083-8f7e-15ab0d1324f6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-lewes-nmht-pound45k-rrp/a025346b-8909-4083-8f7e-15ab0d1324f6.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 - **Closing date:** 2026-06-23T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-02T07:52:11.401Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Sussex/Newhaven_East_Sussex/Sussex_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Consultant_Psychiatrist_Specialist_Adult_Service/Consultant_Psychiatrist_Specialist_Adult_Service-v8050523 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8050523?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking a Full time (10 PA per week) Consultant Psychiatrist to join the newly formed Specialist Adult Mental Health Service within the Lewes Neighbourhood, East Sussex. You will be joining a mutually supportive, friendly and enthusiastic team with a real passion for what we do. This job attracts a Recruitment and Retention payment of £45,000 structured over a three-year period as follows: - £15,000 payable upon successful recruitment - £10,000 payable at 12 months’ service - £10,000 payable at 24 months’ service - £10,000 payable at 36 months’ service 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 - \[email protected\] To find out more about we can offer you at SPFT, please follow the link to our careers website here ### Main duties of the job The team is gradually moving to a Neighbourhood model, where secondary care works in close collaboration with GPs, East Sussex Wellbeing, third sector services and other local partners, to offer the right help in the right place and by the right professional, reducing the excessive and inappropriate demands on specialist services. Towards the same aim, we have implemented fully New Ways of Working for psychiatrists and will soon introduce the post-CPA recommendations of NHSE and a new Electronic Patient Record system ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities It is envisaged that the post holder will work 10 programmed activities over 5 days. The overall split of the programmed activities is 7.5 to be devoted to direct clinical care and 2.5 to supporting professional activities. For an outline of the role duties and our local services, please read the attached Job Description. ## Job Details We are seeking a Full time (10 PA per week) Consultant Psychiatrist to join the newly formed Specialist Adult Mental Health Service within the Lewes Neighbourhood, East Sussex. You will be joining a mutually supportive, friendly and enthusiastic team with a real passion for what we do. This job attracts a Recruitment and Retention payment of £45,000 structured over a three-year period as follows: £15,000 payable upon successful recruitment £10,000 payable at 12 months’ service £10,000 payable at 24 months’ service £10,000 payable at 36 months’ service 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 - \[email protected\] To find out more about we can offer you at SPFT, please follow the link to our careers website here ## Job Description The team is gradually moving to a Neighbourhood model, where secondary care works in close collaboration with GPs, East Sussex Wellbeing, third sector services and other local partners, to offer the right help in the right place and by the right professional, reducing the excessive and inappropriate demands on specialist services. Towards the same aim, we have implemented fully New Ways of Working for psychiatrists and will soon introduce the post-CPA recommendations of NHSE and a new Electronic Patient Record system ## Responsibilities It is envisaged that the post holder will work 10 programmed activities over 5 days. The overall split of the programmed activities is 7.5 to be devoted to direct clinical care and 2.5 to supporting professional activities. For an outline of the role duties and our local services, please read the attached Job Description. ## 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 ## Documents - [privacy notice (pdf, 127.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2254) - [job description (pdf, 620.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10339903) ## 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.