About this role
Job summary
Come and join us
We're looking for people who share our values ofcompassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist to join the mental health liaison team at Worthing General Hospital. Are you an experienced psychiatrist with an interest in the complex interplay between mental and physical health, and the energy to drive change and develop services? In this role you will provide expert psychiatric assessment, formulation and collaborative care of adults of all ages in the emergency department and general hospital wards. You will be working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment supported by highly skilled liaison nurses and rotational doctors in the team. The service is busy with increasing complexity of cases, providing intellectual stimulation, and the opportunity for innovation, development and growth of services.
This job attracts a Recruitment and Retention payment of £45,00 (is pro rata for part time employees), in addition to(up to) £8000 relocation allowance.The RRP payment is paid in the following instalments:
o£15,000 payable upon successful recruitment
o£10,000 payable at 12 months' service
o£10,000 payable at 24 months' service
o£10,000 payable at 36 months' service
For further information please contact our Medical HR Team - [email protected]
Main duties of the job
As a Consultant Psychiatrist in the team your main duties will be:
Daily handovers, triaging of referrals and complex case discussion Provide specialist medical and psychiatric assessment, collaborative care and treatment planning, and liaison for people aged 18 and above referred to the Mental Health Liaison Team from the Emergency Department and the inpatient wards Have expertise in adult mental illness, neuropsychiatric conditions, functional disorders, addictions, the interplay between physical and mental health problems and management of psychiatric emergencies Manage clinical complexity and uncertainty Multi-disciplinary, multi-agency and partnership working with other organisations involved in a person's care Develop detailed care plans and treatment formulations, following principles of person-centred care and evidence-based medicine Section 12 approved and hold Approved Clinician status Opportunity to participate in planning and development of local mental health services and to contribute constructively to improving the standards of mental health care offered by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Clinical and educational supervision for resident doctors and teaching medical, nursing and paramedic students on placement Providing education to colleagues working in the acute hospital Clinical and medical leadership within the team and across liaison services across Sussex
About us
Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for all age groups across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
West Sussex is situated in the southeast of England between the sea and the South Downs with a GP registered population of 876,000. The county offers good access to London and is near Gatwick Airport.
Worthing is a small seaside town in West Sussex, lying approximately 10 miles west of Brighton. Worthing General Hospital is a medium sized 600-bedded hospital situated in the centre of the town. Worthing General Hospital is part of the much larger University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, which includes St Richard's Hospital in Chichester, Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton and the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath.
We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Job description Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will work as part of the wider MDT and demonstrate:
Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge; A wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service; The ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty; Commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement; The 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. Please see the Job description/ person specification for more details about this post and the organisation.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
MB BS or equivalent medical qualification Desirable criteria
Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management MRCPsych Additional clinical qualifications. Eligibility
Essential criteria
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. Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment Desirable criteria
In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice 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 SPFT is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We particularly welcome applications from people fromBlack, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgroundsand fromdisabled candidates, as these groups are currently underrepresented.
Successful candidates are normally appointed to the bottom of the pay scale unless previous NHS experience in a similar role can be evidenced.
SPFT takes its responsibilities forsafeguarding children, young people and adults at riskvery seriously. We expect all
staff and bank workers to share this commitment and complete the relevant safeguarding training for their role.
If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful. However, well always do our best to keep you informed as we know how much time and care goes into applying for a role.
In the event of a high number of applications, we may close this vacancy early.
Person Specification
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
Transport Essential
Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
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
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.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address Worthing MHLT, Greenacres Building, Worthing General Hospital
Lyndhurst Road
Worthing
BN11 2DH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)