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Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
About
We provide NHS care and treatment for people living in south east England. Our mental health services provide care and treatment for people with conditions such as psychosis, depression, anxiety, dementia and personality disorder. Our vision is to provide outstanding care and treatment you can be confident in.
Contact
- Address
- Swandean
- Arundel Road
- Worthing
- West Sussex
- BN13 3EP
- Contact Number
- 01903 843000
Consultant Psychiatrist -Jade Ward (Inpatient) Crawley (£45K RRP)
Accepting applications until: 31-Aug-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 31-Aug-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Langley Green Hospital
- Cyfeiriad
- Martyrs Avenue
- Tref
- Crawley
- Cod post
- RH11 7EJ
- Major / Minor Region
- West Sussex
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
Salary
- Cyflog
- £113,565 - £150,569 pro rata
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Mental Health
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 tools like AI are becoming part of everyday life and you may choose to use them when preparing your application. We welcome this, as long as what you submit reflects your own experience, skills and voice. AI can be helpful for structuring or refining your answers, but it should not replace your own examples or create content that isn’t based on your real experience.
Our recruitment process is designed to get to know you, and we’ll explore your examples further at interview, so it’s important your application genuinely represents what you bring. You can read more about using AI in applications and interviews on our recruitment process page.
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.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
We have an exciting opportunity for a full time Consultant Psychiatrist to join Jade Ward, a 19-bed acute inpatient ward at Langley Green Hospital in Crawley. This is a key medical and leadership role within our inpatient multidisciplinary team, providing high-quality, person-centred care to adults experiencing acute mental health difficulties.
This job attracts a Recruitment and Retention payment of £45,000 structured over a three-year period as follows:
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
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 HR Team via [email protected]
What we offer:
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Relocation expenses up to £8,000 subject to role and policy requirements
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Excellent NHS pension scheme
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30 days study leave over 3 years with annual study budget.
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Opportunities for flexible working and bespoke job planning.
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Access to wellbeing support, staff networks, and Balint groups.
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Opportunities to engage in research, teaching, and quality improvement
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Free parking onsite
To find a list of our current Medical vacancies, please follow this link: https://ow.ly/EFnH50RZXyE
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You will work with the MDT on the ward to provide excellent care to patients admitted to the ward. You will work with other acute in-patient services in Langley Green and with local community teams.
- Providing specialist psychiatric assessment and treatment to inpatients
- Leading ward rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings.
- Acting as Responsible Clinician for detained patients under the Mental Health Act.
- Supervising junior medical staff and contribute to teaching and training.
- Engage in clinical governance, quality improvement, and service development.
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.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for all age groups across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
Our values are to be compassionate, accountable and optimistic. The Trust has built our future focus 2025-2030 which outlines our vision, purpose, ambitions and objectives which incorporate these values and behaviours. Our strategy can be viewed here.
You will be joining a Trust rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and ‘Outstanding’ for caring, with a strong commitment to innovation, research, and continuous improvement.
At Sussex Partnership we are committed to providing opportunities for flexible working. If you would like to work differently or different hours to as advertised, please get in touch to discuss this in more detail.
- If you haven’t considered living or working in West Sussex before, here are some quick highlights:
- Travel easily from coast to countryside within minutes.
- Access renowned cycle routes and scenic walks like the South Downs Way in the national park.
- Explore miles of coastline, including West Wittering beach and Selsey.
- Gatwick and Heathrow airports are both under 90 minutes away for convenient travel.
- Brighton, Hove, and London are easily reached by local buses and mainline trains.
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
You will be part of a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team that consists of Nurses, Psychologist, Occupational Therapists and more.
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role.
We’d love to hear from you! For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit, please see our contact details below.
SPFT is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We particularly welcome applications from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and from disabled 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 for safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk very 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, we’ll 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.
Protect Yourself from Recruitment Fraud
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust does not charge any fees for job applications, recruitment processes, sponsorship arrangements or employment offers.
All vacancies, applications and recruitment communications are managed through the Trust's official careers website and published contact details.
These are the only authorised channels for applying for roles, receiving recruitment communications and verifying job offers.
Further information relating to our vacancies and recruitment process can be found at - https://careers.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- MRCPsych
- Additional clinical qualifications.
ELIGIBILITY
Meini prawf hanfodol
- 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
Meini prawf dymunol
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Transport
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
Meini prawf dymunol
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING
Meini prawf hanfodol
- 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.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Dr Andrea Meridth
- Teitl y swydd
- Lead Psychiatrist North West Sussex
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07825732087
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