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Consultant Psychiatrist - Lewes NMHT (£45k RRP)NHS

Newhaven, East Sussex, BN9 9HH Permanent £113,565 to £150,569
Posted 17 September 2026 Closing date 5 October 2026
Newhaven Harbour Rail Station (0.6 miles, direct) Sheffield Park (Bluebell Railway) (14.2 miles, direct) Longhill School Grounds (5.1 miles, direct)

Job summary

We are seeking a Full time (10 PA per week) Consultant Psychiatrist to join the newly formed Specialist Adult Mental Health Service within the Lewes Neighbourhood, East Sussex.

You will be joining a mutually supportive, friendly and enthusiastic team with a real passion for what we do.

This job attracts aRecruitment and Retention payment of £45,000structured over a three-year period as follows:

o£15,000 payable upon successful recruitment

o£10,000 payable at 12 months' service

o£10,000 payable at 24 months' service

o£10,000 payable at 36 months' service

The Recruitment and Retention payment is pro rata for part time employees. If you would like further information, or to know the full terms of the Recruitment and Retention Payment and/or the Relocation Allowance, then please do not hesitate to contact our Medical Staffing Team - [email protected]

To find out more about we can offer you at SPFT, please follow the link to our careers websitehere

Main duties of the job

The team is gradually moving to a Neighbourhood model, where secondary care works in close collaboration with GPs, East Sussex Wellbeing, third sector services and other local partners, to offer the right help in the right place and by the right professional, reducing the excessive and inappropriate demands on specialist services.

Towards the same aim, we have implemented fully New Ways of Working for psychiatrists and will soon introduce the post-CPA recommendations of NHSE and a new Electronic Patient Record system

Job description

It is envisaged that the post holder will work 10 programmed activities over 5 days.

The overall split of the programmed activities is 7.5 to be devoted to direct clinical care and 2.5 to supporting professional activities.

For an outline of the role duties and our local services, please read the attached Job Description.

About us

We offer annual Job Planning to review the needs of the professional and the service and plan accordingly the timetable of activities and objectives for the next year.

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