Haywards Heath - Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, Princess royal Hospital (RRP Payable)

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Job overview

Sussex Partnership have an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist to join our Mental Health Liaison Team at Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath. The Job Description has been reviewed and approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

This is an established post and follows the trust's move towards providing Core 24 services in North West Sussex. The team is part of the North west Sussex Crisis and Urgent care hub and the consultant will be working alongside the already exiting consultant with the Crisis Response and Home treatment team.

It is a part of the Brighton and Sussex University hospitals trust. The Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton is the major hospital in Sussex region and Princess Royal hospital forms part of the large establishment.

We would love for you to join our team in MHLT where we can continue to work closely and collaboratively to support our service users and our staff.

Please also note that this job attracts a Recruitment and Retention payment (RRP) of £25,000, in addition to (up to) £8000 relocation allowance

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Main duties of the job

The Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist covers the North West Sussex Mental Health Liaison Service at Princess Royal Hospital, providing assessment and treatment for patients presenting to the emergency department and patients in the wards with a functional illness.

The Consultant will also work closely with Crisis Response and home treatment team and other services in the community (Assessment and Treatment Services, Early Intervention in Psychosis) to ensure safe discharge and follow up support when needed.

This role can also support research, development, medical education or special interests. We strongly believe in creating roles that provide a service but also give you the opportunity to develop your own areas of special interest.

On appointment you will have the opportunity to join the Trust wide consultant network as well as having access to peer support from colleagues here in West Sussex.

Working for our organisation

This job attracts a Recruitment 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 - [email protected]

At Sussex Partnership we are committed to providing opportunities for flexible working. If you would like to work differently or different hours to those advertised, please get in touch to discuss this in more detail.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Royal College of Psychiatrist approved Job Description for full detail of the role.

The post holder is required to:

• Provide specialist medical/psychiatric assessment, treatment and care for people who require acute services and are presenting to the Emergency department in Princess Royal hospital and their carers.
• Provide specialist medical advice and consultation to a range of health staff as appropriate to promote effective delivery of person centred mental health care. This includes specialist advice and consultation towards care for people presenting to the Urgent treatment Centre in Crawley.
• Provide consultation to colleagues from various disciplines from acute care at Princess Royal hospital.
• Provide clinical leadership, support and advice to the multi-disciplinary team
• Offer training to professional audiences as appropriate to improve the quality of mental health-care locally
• Participate in planning and developing local Mental Health Services and to contribute constructively to improving the standards of mental health care offered by Sussex Partnership NHS Trust.
• Operate within the professional code of conduct, guidelines, policies, procedures and legislation relevant to the post.
• Provide clinical advice and liaison as required to colleagues in primary care, community services and acute specialties. The post-holder will provide annual leave cover to colleague in Assertive Outreach team. There are opportunities to attend an education programme locally with peers.

Person specification

Essential and desirable

• 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
• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• MRCPsych
• Dual training in General Adult and older persons mental health
• Endorsement in Liaison Psychiatry

Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.

We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.

It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.

Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.