CRHT and Haven Consultant Psychiatrist Brighton and Hove

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 109,725 to 145,478 £ / Year

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Sussex Partnership have an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Urgent Care pathway within a joint Haven and Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment team (CRHTT) post.

This post is one example of the commitment of the Trust to develop enhanced provision and capacity for the Haven and CRHTT, the service users and the families and carers using the service in challenging times.

To provide senior medical input into the Haven Unit, a nurse led unit that offers assessment for people over 18 experiencing a mental health crisis that do not require emergency medical treatment.

To provide intensive and responsive crisis resolution and home treatment to adults aged 18 and over with a functional mental health problem, ensuring individuals are treated in the least restrictive fashion which is consistent with their clinical and safety needs.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is required to:

  • Provide senior medical input into the Haven, and oversee resident doctor tasks.
  • Manage the CRHTT referrals, team meetings, supervision of team members.
  • Management of complex cases.
  • Clinical leadership of team.
  • Role in assessment of referrals/admissions.
  • Care plan and treatment formulation, guidance on evidence-based treatment and effectiveness.
  • Liaison and collaborative working with other services/agencies.
  • Mental Health Act implementation.
  • Multi-disciplinary, multi-agency and partnership working.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
  • Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.

Eligibility

Essential

  • Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment

Transport

Essential

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

Clinical Skills, Knowledge and 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

Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning

Essential

  • 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.

Desirable

  • Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
  • Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
  • Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
  • Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
  • Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 27 July 2026

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