We are seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our established Western Community Learning Disability Team. Based in Chichester and Bognor Regis, you will provide specialist psychiatric care for adults with learning disabilities. The post comprises 7.5 programmed activities for direct clinical care and 2.5 for supporting professional activities.
The job description and person specification was sent for approval by the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ regional advisor on 19.08.2026. Ref: SED KSS-CO-STH-2026-03880
You will:
Assess and treat adults with learning disabilities and complex mental, behavioural or physical health needs.
Provide clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team.
Offer advice to primary care, community and inpatient services.
Support appropriate access and reasonable adjustments within mainstream services.
Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, clinical governance, quality improvement and service development.
Supervise resident doctors and contribute to teaching and training.
Support the prevention of avoidable hospital admissions and provide advice on relevant mental health and capacity legislation.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health, learning disability and neurodevelopmental services across Sussex. Our vision is to deliver great care and improve outcomes together, supported by our values of being compassionate, accountable and optimistic. The Western team includes psychiatry, learning disability nursing, psychology, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy and behaviour practitioners.
We support continuing professional development, peer review, appraisal, revalidation, teaching and quality improvement. The postholder will have access to administrative support, IT equipment and dedicated office space.
The postholder will:
Deliver specialist community psychiatric assessment and treatment.
Work collaboratively with patients, families, carers and professional colleagues.
Provide medical and professional leadership across the service.
Maintain oversight of clinical quality, risk and patient pathways.
Contribute to safeguarding, audit, governance and service evaluation.
Maintain GMC registration, Approved Clinician status and continuing professional development.
Participate in annual appraisal and job planning.
Be approved as a Responsible Clinician or undertake the required training.
