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Child & Adolescent Consultant Psychiatrist -Inpatient

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Good

Haywards Heath, West Sussex

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Training post

Unknown

Trust type

Foundation

Posted

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About the role

This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to play a key role in the future development of Tier 4 inpatient CAMHS in Sussex at our 12-bed Children & Young People’s Inpatient Mental Health Unit in Haywards Heath (15 minutes from Brighton / 45 minutes from London), is entering an important phase of strengthening, innovation and service redesign.

You will join an established, well-supported multidisciplinary team and have the opportunity to help shape how the inpatient pathway evolves, drawing on best practice, national standards and collaboration across CAMHS. We are open to bespoke job planning and flexible working arrangements, including exploring a shared post model across our Children & Young People’s Inpatient Mental Health Unit and the COAST CAMHS Acute service, where this supports continuity, service quality and candidate preference.

Child & Adolescent Consultant Psychiatrist -Inpatient

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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This post offers a £45,000 Recruitment & Retention Package, bespoke job planning, relocation support (where applicable) and opportunities to shape a service with momentum and leadership visibility.

If you are seeking a Consultant role where you can make a meaningful impact and help define the next chapter of inpatient CAMHS in Sussex, we would be delighted to hear from you. Informal conversations and visits are warmly welcomed.

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As Consultant Psychiatrist, you will: • Provide clinical leadership for a skilled and compassionate MDT caring for young people aged 13–18 with complex needs • Lead on formulation, risk management and treatment planning, working closely with families and partner agencies • Supervise junior doctors and trainees, and contribute to teaching, audit and quality improvement • Work within a supportive leadership group with strong operational and clinical management backing • Participate in the CAMHS Consultant on-call rota (1:9, with allowance for compensatory rest)

Permanent, full-time (10 PAs), based at our Children & Young People’s Inpatient Mental Health Unit, Haywards Heath.

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Full details of the role can be found in the attached job description but If you’d like to know more or arrange an informal visit, please contact: • Dr Saam Idelji-Tehrani – [email protected] • Nicola Chainey – [email protected]

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Consultants benefit from: • Flexible job planning and opportunities for hybrid working • 30 days’ study leave over 3 years, with funding • Wellbeing initiatives, occupational health and staff networks

Living and Working in Sussex • A mix of coastline, countryside and vibrant cities (including Brighton & Hove) • Excellent links to London and Gatwick Airport • South Downs walking and cycling routes

Recruitment & Retention Package (£45,000 over 3 years): • £15,000 on appointment • £10,000 after 12 months • £10,000 after 24 months • £10,000 after 36 months (Pro-rata for part-time employees) Contact: [email protected] for full terms and conditions of this package

Sussex Partnership is a place where your clinical voice, expertise and leadership genuinely influence how services evolve. Explore our CAMHS recruitment brochure to learn more.

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Person specification

Essential

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
Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
Excellent knowledge in specialty
Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
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

Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
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