Consultant Psychiatrist East Brighton Neighbourhood Mental Health Team
We are seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the East Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (NMHT) formerly known as East Assessment and Treatment Service (ATS) in Brighton & Hove. You will be joining a mutually supportive, friendly and enthusiastic team with a real passion for what we do.
As a consultant psychiatrist in our team, your main duties will be to:
* Provide specialist medical/psychiatric assessment and evidence‑based treatment to patients referred to the service.
* Provide clinical supervision to the HST and informal advice and supervision to non‑medical members of the team.
* Fulfil the duties of Responsible Clinician for patients subject to Community Treatment Orders including attendance at Managers Hearings and Tribunals.
* Conduct Mental Health Act assessments for patients on the team caseload.
* Liaise with inpatient Responsible Clinicians.
* Liaise with the forensic team/drug and alcohol services and risk panel as required.
The successful candidate will work as part of the wider MDT and demonstrate:
* Excellent clinical skills using a bio‑psycho‑social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
* A wide range of specialist and sub‑specialist experience relevant to a post within the NHS or comparable service.
* The ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
* A commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
* The ability to work in a participatory way so that shared decision‑making and conversations around formulation/diagnosis and ongoing care are collaborative endeavours with the people who access our service.
We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/life balance brings about huge health‑related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home‑working, part‑time hours, flexible start/finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we’ll do our best to make it happen.
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