Consultant Psychiatrist - Brunswick Ward (Inpatient) (RRI Applicable) inHove inHove PUBLISHED TUE 18 MAR 2025
As a Consultant Psychiatrist, you will lead the way in delivering tailored mental health assessments and treatments, managing complex cases with empathy and expertise. You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of mental health care, offering mentorship to junior doctors and collaboration with our Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team to ensure seamless care transitions. At Sussex Partnership, we believe in nurturing talent and supporting families, making this an ideal opportunity for compassionate individuals, especially women who are passionate about mental health and community care. If you're ready to step into a fulfilling role that truly values your contributions, we’d love to hear from you!
Sussex Partnership have an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our acute services at Mill View Hospital in Hove. This is a new Consultant Psychiatrist post. The Consultant will work with working age patients on Brunswick Ward (8 PA's), a 13 bedded acute adult mental health ward. This post is one example of the commitment of the Trust to ensure career development for our Consultant workforce and to develop enhanced provision and capacity for families and carers using the service in challenging times.
Brunswick Ward is situation in Mill View Hospital where there are 4 other acute wards with their own fully established medical teams. The Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team is located within the hospital and accept referrals from acute wards to facilitate supportive discharges. Mill View Hospital is also the base for some of the Brighton and Hove Community Mental Health Teams.
The Consultant will work closely with and support the multi-disciplinary Team, which also includes a SAS Doctor and resident doctors to deliver a person-centred mental health care. You will be supported by nursing staff, occupational therapists and psychologists to support, formulate and implement treatment plans. We regularly support medical students on placement from Brighton and Sussex Medical School.
The Consultant Psychiatrist will provide specialist medical and psychiatric assessment and treatment including, when appropriate, physical investigations of patients. You will provide senior medical leadership to the ward multidisciplinary team and take the lead in managing complex cases. You will provide specialist medical advice and consultation to a range of health and social care staff to promote effective delivery of person-centred mental health care. You will provide leadership and clinical supervision to the SAS Doctor and Resident Doctors. You will complete appropriate Mental Health Act assessments, related medical and administrative documents including Mental Health Tribunal reports. The post holder will operate within the professional code of conduct, guidelines, policies, procedures and legislation relevant to the post. You will provide cover for female patients admitted to the single-bedded Health Based Place of Safety at Mill View Hospital when required. You will provide cover for Approved Clinical work to colleagues in the acute pathway upon the rota/request.
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Please see attached the Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities. We are awaiting for approval from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
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