Job summary

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.

PRH has an accident and emergency department and several wards including the clinical decision unit, medical assessment unit and wards for antenatal, perinatal and postnatal services, care of the elderly, orthopaedics, neurology and intensive care units. 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.

You will also provide ad-hoc assessments and supervision to patients presenting at the Urgent treatment Center in Crawley Hospital, Crawley. You will be working closely with the already existing consultant at Princess Royal hospital providing cover for Dementia patients. 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.

About us

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 -

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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Job description

Job responsibilities

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

The post holder is required to :

Person Specification

Essential and desirable

Essential

Desirable