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Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a General Medical Council (GMC) Sponsor Employer. This job attracts a Recruitment and Retention payment of £25,000 in addition to £8,000 relocation allowance. The RRP is pro rata for part-time employees.
Responsibilities
We’re looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Liaison Psychiatry Team at East Surrey Hospital, providing expert mental health care for adults aged 16 and over who are receiving treatment on the hospital’s wards or in A&E.
This is a key clinical leadership role within our friendly, well‑established team. You’ll support people with urgent and complex mental health needs, including those with physical health challenges or in crisis. You’ll provide psychiatric assessments, offer advice to hospital colleagues, and help develop care plans that put people’s needs first.
You’ll work closely with a supportive, multidisciplinary team made up of doctors, nurses, psychologists, and other health professionals. Together, we aim to provide high‑quality care that supports recovery and avoids unnecessary hospital stays.
The post is based at Redwood Annex at East Surrey Hospital. You’ll be part of a Trust with a strong teaching culture, access to research and academic opportunities, and a commitment to wellbeing, development, and flexible working.
If you want to make a meaningful difference to people’s lives and support the integration of mental and physical health care, we’d love to hear from you!
The Consultant will be expected to support the existing staff in assessing, diagnosing and managing referrals for working‑age adults presenting with mental health problems in East Surrey Hospital, and to provide medical expertise and support to hospital staff involved in looking after patients with functional and organic mental health problems presenting in the acute hospital.
In addition, the Consultant will supervise the clinical caseload of the team members and the work of any trainee doctors who may be attached to the service. The role will also support the existing liaison team in deciding the most appropriate intervention for patients referred to the service. This will include facilitating discharge planning and timely communication with Primary Care, CMHRSs or Inpatient Services.
Employer Overview
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill‑health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Please check our benefits here: Medical : Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for other benefits.
Benefits & Salary
* NHS Consultant grade £109,725 - £145,478 per annum + £149 fringe + on‑call requirement
* GMC Sponsorship
* Recruitment premia £25,000 *subject to policy requirements
* Relocation allowance: up to £8,000 *subject to policy requirement
* Sponsorship for International candidates
* Up to £2,000/year CPD allowance *subject to policy requirements
* NHS pension employers contribution 23.7% from day one
* Company Car Lease Scheme
* Discounted Nuffield Gym Membership and many more.
Job Details
* Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
* Employment type: Part‑time
* Job function: Consulting, Information Technology, and Sales
* Industry: Mental Health Care
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Contact
For further details / informal visits, contact: Name: Abigail Crutchlow, Job title: HSS Medical Lead, Email address: abigail.cruthlow@sabp.nhs.uk
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