Job summary
- Main area
- Psychiatry
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Job ref
- 354-AE-21232-A
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Eastbourne
- Town
- Eastbourne
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Psychiatrist CRHTT & Digital Lead - Eastbourne
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
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 have an exciting opportunity for a General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Eastbourne Crisis and Home Resolution Team (CRHTT) and the Haven in Eastbourne, East Sussex, with the added option of joining the Digital Directorate as Digital Medical Lead.
The Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) provides a 7 day per week service to people experiencing an acute psychiatric crisis. The team provides an alternative to acute hospital treatment by offering intensive community-based interventions and gatekeeping all potential hospital admissions. Where a hospital admission does occur, CRHTT can assist in shortening the inpatient stay by facilitating supportive discharge back to the community.
The post also provides medical input to the Haven. The Haven is a 4-chaired, nurse-led, community-based mental health crisis service designed to provide rapid assessment (up to 24hrs) and short-term support for individuals experiencing acute mental health distress.
In addition, successful applicants to the post will have the opportunity to be seconded for 2 PAs per week to the Digital Directorate to work as a Digital Medical Lead. The Digital Medical Lead role will be focused on our new electronic patient record and prescribing systems.
Main duties of the job
For further information with regards to the main duties of this role, please see the attached job descriptions for details.
Working for our organisation
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. Please contact [email protected] for full details and terms and conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We have included separate job descriptions for the CRHTT/Haven post and the Digital Medical Lead post - but applicants will only need to make one job application, having the option of being seconded to the Digital Medical Lead post once appointed to the CRHTT and Haven role.
Once seconded to the Digital Medical Lead role, the post holder's job plan will comprise the following components:
· 6 Direct Clinical Care (DCC) sessions, as the CRHTT and Haven Consultant Psychiatrist
· 2 Supporting Professional Activity (SPA) sessions
· 2 Additional NHS Responsibilities sessions (as Digital Medical Lead)
The Haven and CRHTT are based at the Department of Psyhciatry in Eastbourne, on the same site as Eastbourne District General Hospital. The digital clinical team are based at Portland House in Worthing. It is expected that the post-holder will go to Portland House once or twice a month for meetings but would work remotely at other times.
For further information about the post, please see the attached Job Descriptions (both CRHTT and also Digital Medical Lead).
For further details or to arrange a visit, please contact Dr Richard Hoile, Lead Psychiatrist Acute Services ECT, East Sussex. Email: [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications/Eligibility
Essential criteria
- 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
Transport
Essential criteria
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Essential criteria
- 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.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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 Richard Hoile
- Job title
- Lead Psychiatrist Acute Services ECT, East Sussex
- Email address
- [email protected]
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