Consultant Psychiatrist – Crisis & Treatment Team

Consultant Psychiatrist – Crisis & Home Treatment Team (Worthing)

NHS Medical & Dental:
Consultant | Full time (10 PA) | Permanent

Closing date: 10 February 2026

A senior crisis psychiatry role offering clinical leadership across acute community services, with enhanced financial incentives and the opportunity to shape urgent mental health care pathways.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Crisis and Home Treatment Team in Worthing, providing senior clinical leadership to support adults experiencing acute mental health crisis. This post also includes 1 PA of dedicated medical input into The Haven, a nurse-led crisis assessment and short-stay service based at the Swandean Hospital site.

As Consultant Psychiatrist, you will play a key leadership role within acute community services, delivering specialist psychiatric assessment and treatment, supporting safe alternatives to admission and working closely with inpatient wards, community teams and partner services. You will lead multidisciplinary discussions, supervise junior medical staff, contribute to teaching and training, and actively support clinical governance, quality improvement and service development. This is a senior, high-impact role where you will help shape crisis pathways and ensure high-quality, responsive care for people at their most vulnerable.

At SPFT, we put people first – both the communities we serve and the colleagues who work here. We’re proud to be rated ‘Outstanding’ for caring by the CQC, and in our latest staff survey 82% of colleagues told us that patient care is our top priority. You’ll be joining an organisation that actively supports flexible working and bespoke job planning, invests in professional development, research and teaching, and values compassionate, inclusive leadership.

You’ll be based in Worthing – a vibrant coastal town offering seaside living and strong community feel, with fast rail links to Brighton, London and easy onward access to Gatwick.

• Recruitment & Retention Premia of £45,000 (subject to policy)
• Relocation package up to £8,000 (subject to policy)
• 30 days study leave over 3 years with study budget
• Flexible working and bespoke job planning
• Access to wellbeing support, staff networks and Balint groups
• Opportunities for research, teaching and quality improvement

You will be a GMC-registered Consultant Psychiatrist (or within six months of CCT) with approved clinician status (or able to achieve). You will bring strong clinical skills, experience of working within acute or crisis services, and a collaborative, values-led approach to care. You will be motivated to work across urgent care pathways, support multidisciplinary teams and contribute to the ongoing development of crisis services.

Location:

Crisis & Home Treatment Team, Swandean Hospital site, Worthing

Hours:

Full time – 10 PA

Contract:

Permanent

Interviews:
To be confirmed

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and from disabled candidates, who are currently under-represented within our organisation.

If this feels like the kind of role and organisation where you could do your best work, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and help shape outstanding crisis mental health services in West Sussex.