# Fixed Term Consultant Psychiatrist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/fixed-term-consultant-psychiatrist/9cd897ac-d9ee-4314-ab1a-69154f854ec4 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/fixed-term-consultant-psychiatrist/9cd897ac-d9ee-4314-ab1a-69154f854ec4.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 pa - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 9 months (full-time) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-24T11:01:10.920Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Sussex/East_Grinstead/Sussex_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Psychiatry/Psychiatry-v8107590 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8107590?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have an exciting opportunity for a General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist to join our West Sussex Division. The post is based at Cantelupe House in East Grinstead, West Sussex which forms part of our newly formed Mid Sussex Neighbourhood Mental Health team (NMHT). West Sussex Community services are divided into two main areas: North West Sussex and Coastal Sussex. North West Sussex has three NMHTs located in Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex.  Each NMHT covers a geographical area aligned with GP surgeries to facilitate liaison with Primary Care colleagues. Psychiatrists are integral for driving change and influencing service development. As a Trust we welcome positive transformation and using each other's experiences to shape this. The Trust has ambitious aims to continuously improve for the good of our patients and we welcome clinical and non-clinical views in order to achieve this together. ### Main duties of the job We are a large multi-disciplinary community mental health team, which provides specialist assessments and treatment to patients presenting with a range of complex and unstable mental health and social needs. As a consultant psychiatrist in our team, your main duties will be to: - Provide specialist medical /psychiatric assessment and evidence-based treatment to patients referred to the service - Provide clinical supervision to trainees and informal advice and supervision to non-medical members of the team - Fulfil the duties of Responsible Clinician for patient's subject to Community Treatment Orders including attendance at Managers Hearings and Tribunals. - Mental Health Act assessments for patients on the team caseload - Liaison with inpatient Responsible Clinicians - Liaison with the forensic team/drug and alcohol services and risk panel as required ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please review the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role. You will be part of a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team that consists of Nurses, Psychologist, Occupational Therapists and more. We’d love to hear from you! For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit, please see our contact details below. ## Job Details We have an exciting opportunity for a General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist to join our West Sussex Division. The post is based at Cantelupe House in East Grinstead, West Sussex which forms part of our newly formed Mid Sussex Neighbourhood Mental Health team (NMHT). West Sussex Community services are divided into two main areas: North West Sussex and Coastal Sussex. North West Sussex has three NMHTs located in Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex. Each NMHT covers a geographical area aligned with GP surgeries to facilitate liaison with Primary Care colleagues. Psychiatrists are integral for driving change and influencing service development. As a Trust we welcome positive transformation and using each other's experiences to shape this. The Trust has ambitious aims to continuously improve for the good of our patients and we welcome clinical and non-clinical views in order to achieve this together. ## Job Description We are a large multi-disciplinary community mental health team, which provides specialist assessments and treatment to patients presenting with a range of complex and unstable mental health and social needs. As a consultant psychiatrist in our team, your main duties will be to: Provide specialist medical /psychiatric assessment and evidence-based treatment to patients referred to the service Provide clinical supervision to trainees and informal advice and supervision to non-medical members of the team Fulfil the duties of Responsible Clinician for patient's subject to Community Treatment Orders including attendance at Managers Hearings and Tribunals. Mental Health Act assessments for patients on the team caseload Liaison with inpatient Responsible Clinicians Liaison with the forensic team/drug and alcohol services and risk panel as required ## Responsibilities Please review the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role. You will be part of a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team that consists of Nurses, Psychologist, Occupational Therapists and more. 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** - Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative. ### Eligibility/Qualifications **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, 616.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10402337) ## 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.