Consultant Psychiatrist

Job Description

Currently we have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Consultant Addictions Psychiatrist to join a specialist community substance misuse service supporting individuals with complex alcohol and drug dependencies, including those with co-occurring mental health needs.

This is an exciting opportunity to provide clinical leadership within an established multidisciplinary team, delivering expert addiction psychiatry interventions while helping shape innovative and recovery-focused community services.

The successful candidate will play a key role in service development, clinical governance and improving outcomes for individuals affected by substance misuse across the local community.

Salary: £138,714.28 – £149,713.64 per annum DOE
Position: Consultant Addictions Psychiatrist
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Full Time
Setting: Community Substance Misuse and Addiction Services
Location: West Sussex, South East

Your key responsibilities will be;

• Provide clinical leadership within community addiction services.
• Deliver specialist psychiatric assessments and diagnostic formulations.
• Lead complex risk assessments and management plans.
• Oversee community detoxification and substitute prescribing pathways.
• Support multidisciplinary teams with clinical advice and supervision.
• Maintain high-quality clinical records and governance standards.
• Collaborate with external agencies and partner organisations.

For this role, we’re looking for someone who has;

• Medical degree and MRCPsych qualification or equivalent.
• Full GMC registration with licence to practise.
• Specialist Register entry in relevant psychiatry specialty.
• Significant experience within addiction psychiatry services.
• Strong leadership and multidisciplinary working skills.

What benefits are on offer?

• Salary up to £149,713 per annum.
• Permanent full-time position.
• Community-based specialist role.
• Leadership opportunities within senior management.
• Multidisciplinary working environment.
• Opportunities for service development involvement.
• Ongoing professional development support.