Trosolwg o'r swydd

We have an exciting opportunity for a General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist to join our community Assessment and Treatment service team at The Chapel Street Clinic, Chichester, West Sussex. which is in the process of transformation into a Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (NMHT). This post completes the medical establishment of the team providing a minimum of 2.5 whole time equivalent Consultant Psychiatrists.

West Sussex Community services are divided into two main areas: North West Sussex and Coastal Sussex. Coastal Sussex has four mental health Assessment and Treatment Teams located in Bognor, Worthing, Littlehampton, and Chichester. Each ATS covers a geographical area aligned with GP surgeries to facilitate liaison with Primary Care colleagues. This position is within Chichester ATS/NMHT, which covers patients in the community in Chichester, Midhurst and surrounding areas.

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.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

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 Mangers 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

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Not only will you be working in a county with areas of outstanding beauty such as the south downs, and the 137 miles of coastline, along with exciting cities such as Brighton & Hove - the Trust also offers:

·       Recruitment & retention premia of £25,000.00 paid in increments subject to role and policy requirements (please liaise with Medical HR for more details - [email protected])

·       Relocation expenses of up to £8,00.00 subject to role and policy requirements

·       Excellent pension contributions of 23.7%

·       Flexible working opportunities

·       Bespoke, flexible job plans

·       30 days of study leave over a 3-year period supported by a study leave allowance each year

·       Opportunities to become a medical appraiser

·       Opportunities to become a clinical/educational supervisor

·       Monthly Medical Advisory Committees (MACs) which offer further peer support

·       Responsibility allowances for specific roles and responsibilities

·       A variety of wellbeing support and tools, such as an Employee Assistance Programme, financial wellbeing, Occupational Health etc

·       8 Staff Networks such, ethnic minority, LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, women's network, to name a few