Consultant Psychiatrist – Eastbourne (45k RRP)

Overview

In this role you will provide specialist medical leadership and direct clinical care to adults in crisis via CRHTT/Haven, shaping rapid, community-based responses to acute mental health distress. You may also be seconded to the Digital Directorate as Digital Medical Lead, contributing to digital records and prescribing systems. The post supports reducing hospital admissions through crisis intervention and discharge planning, with a strong emphasis on collaboration across teams. This is a chance to impact patient pathways at scale while working within a dedicated mental health network in East Sussex.

Pay / Benefits

• Recruitment and Retention payment of 45,000 over three years
• competitive salary: 113,565 to 150,569 per annum
• permanent contract
• full-time hours
• opportunity for secondment to Digital Medical Lead
• remote work flexibility for digital team

Responsibilities

• Deliver direct clinical care as the CRHTT/Haven Consultant Psychiatrist
• Contribute to rapid assessment and short-term support in community crisis services
• Assist in gatekeeping admissions and facilitating discharge back to the community
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and lead service improvement initiatives
• Second to the Digital Medical Lead role (2 NHS SPA sessions, 2 additional NHS responsibilities) and influence digital records and prescribing systems
• Attend meetings and work remotely for the digital clinical team with periodic in-person visits to Portland House
• Provide teaching, training, and supervision as part of academic and clinical duties
• Engage in clinical audit, service evaluation, and evidence-based practice

Key requirements

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months
• Holds a valid UK driving licence or alternative
• Excellent knowledge in specialty with strong bio-psycho-social approach
• Excellent oral and written communication in English
• Ability to deliver teaching and lead teams; commitment to collaborative leadership
• Participation in CPD, research or service evaluation, and clinical audits

• leadership
• team collaboration
• communication
• bio-psycho-social clinical reasoning
• teaching and training delivery
• clinical governance and quality improvement

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