Coral ward is a fantastic place to work, the team are enthusiastic and motivated. The ward are actively engaging in projects that are improving the quality of care we provide our service users, examples include Autism Improvement Project and looking at improving the care pathway for our service users.

This is an inpatient consultant post in a 19 bed unit (Coral ward, Langley Green Hospital). The post holder will be expected to participate in ward reviews and multidisciplinary meetings.

This job attracts aRecruitment and Retention payment of £25,000,in addition to(up to) £8000 relocation allowance.The RRP payment is paid in the following instalments:

• £5000 payment paid on appointment
• £5000 retention payment paid at 12 month anniversary of employment
• £6500 retention payment paid at 30 month anniversary of employment
• £8500 retention payment paid at 48 month anniversary of employment

The Recruitment and Retention payment is pro rata for part time employees. If you would like further information, or to know the full terms of the Recruitment and Retention Payment and/or the Relocation Allowance, then please do not hesitate to contact our Medical Staffing Team - medicalstaffing@spft.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

• Work as part of the multi-professional team providing high quality specialist clinical advice, assessment and intervention to working age adult patients admitted to the hospital.
• Provide medical psychiatric assessment and intervention, including pharmacology ensuring the best quality and most effective psychiatric care.
• In collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, endeavour to assess and manage psychiatric emergencies and crisis situations on the ward.
• Assume responsibility for Mental Health Act assessments when necessary.
• Provide medical psychiatric advice and consultation to colleagues in mental health, social care, education and other staff across a range of agencies facilitating appropriate access to services.

About us

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a large NHS organisation that offers clinical and social care services to children, young people, adults and older adults, with emotional and mental health problems or learning disabilities. Services are provided to the people of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex with Children & Young People's Services provided across Sussex and Hampshire. The Trust operates as part of a wider network of health and social care and works in partnership with both statutory and non-statutory agencies. The Trust benefits from a thriving Sussex-wide psychiatry training scheme where Health Education Kent, Surrey and Sussex provide foundation, GP, core and higher trainees. We work closely with Brighton and Sussex Medical School; a partnership between the Universities of Brighton and Sussex. In 2015 we became a member of the Association of UK University Hospitals, the representative body for university hospitals with major teaching and research interests across the UK and internationally. Our 2020 vision is to provide outstanding care and treatment and the clinical strategy we have developed underpins this by providing a framework to enable sustained improvements in the quality of care we provide.

Job description Job responsibilities

Mon

AM

Langley Green Hospital

Ward work

DCC

1.0

PM

Ward work

SPA

1.0

Tues

AM

Langley Green Hospital

Ward assessments/ ward round

DCC

1.0

PM

Langley Green Hospital

Ward reviews and relatives meetings

Leadership meeting 2pm-3:30pm

DCC

1.0

Wed

AM

Langley Green Hospital

Report writing/ Tribunals/Managers hearings/ liaison with CRHT/ virtual ward work

DCC

1.0

PM

Langley Green hospital

Audit , Teaching or CPD activities (local academic meeting)

SPA

1.0

Thurs

AM

Langley Green Hospital

Ward reviews and other ward related activities

DCC

1.0

PM

Langley Green Hospital

Clinical administration or ward work.

DCC

1.0

Fri

AM

Langley Green Hospital

Ward review

DCC

1,0

PM

Langley Green Hospital

Supervision

Ward work

SPA

0.5

0.5

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.

Desirable

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• MRCPsych

Eligibility Essential

• 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
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment

Desirable

• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

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

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