Specialty Doctor - Worthing Assessment and Treatment Service
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Main area: Mental Health
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref: 354-AC-20954-D
Site: Chanctonbury building
Town: Worthing
Salary: £59,175 - £95,400 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 21/01/2025 23:59
Welcome from our Chief Executive
Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, and enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership, you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers, and families across our communities.
Job overview
We are seeking a Specialty Doctor to join our team in the Worthing Assessment and Treatment community team.
You will work closely with the Consultant Psychiatrists within the team to provide specialist assessment and treatment to service users alongside the MDT.
You will assess new patients, formulate treatment plans, and conduct follow-up reviews. You will have the opportunity to join professionals meetings and complex case and risk panels. You will participate in the MDT meeting weekly.
Working for our organisation
At Sussex Partnership, we are committed to providing opportunities for flexible working. If you would like to work differently or different hours to as advertised, please get in touch to discuss this in more detail.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The main duties are discussed above. There is however a lot of scope to develop this role. Worthing ATS is a vibrant community team. The successful candidate can be supported to gain experience to enter a training job or be supported to go through CESR.
Sussex Partnership is committed to people participation, meaning that we involve patients and their carers and supporters in service decision-making and planning. You will be expected to contribute to this shared value and to support the functioning of this service in the delivery of its participation strategy.
Person specification
Essential and Desirable
* 4 years at full-time postgraduate training or higher or equivalent experience with at least 2 years in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
* Excellent knowledge in specialty
* Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
* Participated in research or service evaluation.
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
* Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities.
Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Dr Claire Tanner
Job title: Divisional Clinical Director West Sussex
Email address: claire.tanner@spft.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07710977985
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