Job summary
- Main area
- General Adult Inpatient
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 354-AN-20898
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Langley Green Hospital
- Town
- Crawley
- Salary
- £61,542 - £99,216 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Come and join us
We’re looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we’re proud to make a difference every day.
At SPFT we put people first. We’ll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You’ll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development.
We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it’s part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we’ll explore what works for you and the role.
We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may choose to use it to help prepare your application. We welcome innovation but ask that anything you submit reflects your own abilities, experience and voice. AI can support how you describe your skills and experience, but it should never replace your own words as we want to get to know you.
We’re shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we’d love to hear from you.
Job overview
We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated substantive Specialty Doctor to join Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust at our Adult Inpatient Mental Health Wards, Coral Ward and Amber Ward (PICU) located in Langley Green Hospital, Crawley, West Sussex.
Our adult mental health wards are 19 (Coral) and 12 (Amber) bed mixed inpatient facilities for working-age adults experiencing mental health crises and requiring acute hospital admission. Both wards have a full-time substantive consultant, as well as clinical fellows.
The wards operate with a well-established multidisciplinary team (MDT), including an Occupational Therapist, Activity Workers, Clinical Psychologist, nursing staff, and experienced Ward managers.
The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, energetic, and committed to delivering high-quality care to patients with acute and chronic psychiatric conditions. They will ensure that assessments and interventions are provided in a sensitive, accessible, and culturally appropriate manner. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with consultants and senior Managers to contribute to local service development.
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
The position requires full GMC registration, and we are looking for candidates with at least 2 years' experience in psychiatry to work across 2 acute psychiatric wards for inpatients.
Applicants should have experience of team working, good organisation skills and be able to work on their own initiative. Effective communication and empathic skills are essential.
Please refer to JD for more detailed information.
Working for our organisation
Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for all age groups across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
Our values are to be compassionate, accountable and optimistic. The Trust has built our future focus 2025-2030 which outlines our vision, purpose, ambitions and objectives which incorporate these values and behaviours. Our strategy can be viewed here.
What We Offer
- Excellent NHS pension scheme .
- 30 days study leave over 3 years with annual study budget.
- Opportunities for flexible working and bespoke job planning.
- Access to wellbeing support, staff networks, and peer groups.
- Opportunities to engage in research, teaching, and quality improvement.
- Free parking onsite
To find a list of our current Medical vacancies, please follow this link: https://ow.ly/EFnH50RZXyE
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role.
We’d love to hear from you! For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit, please see our contact details below.
Person specification
Eligibility
Essential criteria
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
Desirable criteria
- 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
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
Desirable criteria
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MB BS or equivalent medical Qualification
- 4 years at full-time postgraduate training or higher or equivalent experience with at least 2 years in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty
Desirable criteria
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- MRCPsych
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Andrea Meredith
- Job title
- Lead Psychiatrist A&UC North West Sussex
- Email address
- [email protected]
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