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Consultant Psychiatrist - Eastbourne (£45k RRP)

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Eastbourne, BN21 2UDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£113,565 to £150,569

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

26 October 2026

6 days left

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Eastbourne Crisis and Home Resolution Team (CRHTT) and the Hav...

For further information with regards to the main duties of this role, please see the attached job descriptions for details.

This job attracts a Recruitment and Retention payment of £45,000 structured over a three-year period as follows:

£15,000 payable upon successful recruitment

£10,000 payable at 12 months' service

£10,000 payable at 24 months' service

£10,000 payable at 36 months' service

The Recruitment and Retention payment is pro rata for part time employees. Please contact spft.medicalHR@nhs.net for full details and terms and conditions.

Qualifications/Eligibility

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

Transport

Essential: - Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.

Clinical Skills, Knowledge & 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.

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

5 October 2026

Last checked

7 October 2026

Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.

About the employer

SPN
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

NHS organisation

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