Consultant Psychiatrist - Early Intervention in Psychosis Service

Consultant Psychiatrist - Early Intervention in Psychosis Service

Fancy a better work life balance on the vibrant Sussex coast. This consultant post based in Horsham, West Sussex and has the advantages of easy access to the Sussex and Hampshire coast and The Downs. It is still accessible to London.

This is an exciting opportunity due to a voluntary resignation of a full-time consultant post in the Horsham Early Intervention in Psychosis Team. This post arises from the relocation of our current consultant. The Early intervention team offers its service for all 14-65yr olds. It provides assertive outreach mental health care to people with a first episode psychosis. The post holder will provide Consultant input to the Horsham EIPS team which covers Crawley, Horsham, Mid Sussex and the areas around it. The team base is co-located with other multiple community mental health services in Horsham with limited on-site parking.

Main duties of the job

In Sussex the EIPS service is made up of six teams all of which are managed through the Specialist services division. An EIPS Locality Leadership Team meets monthly to oversee the operation of the teams, and this group will be responsible along with team leaders in each team for ensuring there is a consistent approach taken wherever possible across teams. Local deviations from the EIPS service's central operational policy will be detailed, where necessary, in the main text or otherwise documented in the appendices.

The service provides specialist mental health assessments for a suspected first episode of psychosis. Assessment and formulation will lead to appropriate treatment and care plans, as well as appropriate risk management. An At Risk Mental State (ARMS) pathway is incorporated into this service.

The Consultant's role will be to work closely with the wider team to assess new patients referred to the service and provide a diagnosis and treatment plan, to monitor that treatment plan and ensure optimal treatment and minimal side effects. To work with the MDT to provide a holistic care plan. To liaise with inpatient and CRHT teams when clients are under these services and respond to wider trust needs as identified

About us

Sussex Partnership is about the people. The people we work for, the people we work with and the people we want to become. We want to create the right job for you that not only provides a service but works with your interests.

Research - Are you looking to further or start your research? We have Research Assistants embedded within teams and have access to leading edge technology to support you with this.

Education - Are you interested in taking students on placement or getting involved with teaching? We have strong links with Brighton and Sussex Medical School.

Support - Are you looking for opportunities to work flexibly or work in teams that understand and support each other? We appreciate how caring our staff are and recognize the importance of caring about you too. Are you looking for opportunities to work flexibly or work in teams that understand and support each other? We appreciate how caring our staff are and recognize the importance of caring about you too.

Job responsibilities

This post is being advertised as full-time but if you want to work less than these hours or flexible working arrangements, we would be happy to discuss this with you. Please get in touch if you are interested in the position but want to work different hours. We can discuss how this role can work for you!

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Further details about the role can be found in the attached Job Description (currently subject to Royal College Approval).

Person Specification Qualifications/Eligibility

• 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

• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.

Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning

• 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.