Job Summary
We are looking for a committed and compassionate Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Surrey Heath Community Mental Health Recovery Service (CMHRS) for Working Age Adults, based at Theta, Lyon Way in Frimley. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a supportive, multi-disciplinary team that delivers high-quality mental health care to adults living across Surrey Heath.
The service provides specialist assessment, treatment, and ongoing support for people aged 18-65 with a range of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, psychosis, and complex emotional needs. You will provide clinical leadership, expert psychiatric input, and guidance to the team, helping to manage complex cases and support recovery-focused care.
Working alongside another consultant psychiatrist and experienced colleagues including psychologists, nurses, occupational therapists, and social workers, you'll contribute to service development, teaching, and quality improvement. The role also involves liaison with GPs, community services, and acute teams to ensure joined-up and effective patient care.
Our Offer
* 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 £8000 *subject to policy requirement
* Sponsorship for International candidates
* Up to £2000/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.
Please check our benefits here: Medical : Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for other benefits.
About Us
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.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received. We look forward to receiving your application!
Details
Date posted 20 January 2026
Pay scheme Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade Consultant
Salary £109,725 to £145,478 a year Including £149 London weighting
Contract Permanent
Working pattern Full-time
Reference number 325-7368789-MR-C
Job locations Theta, Lyon Way, Frimley, GU16 7ER
Job Responsibilities
Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.
The successful candidate will also be flexible and able to travel as we provide clinics in some of the schools across Surrey.
Person Specification
Essential
* Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
* Ability to take a clinical leadership role in a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality care
* Skills and sensitivity in negotiating with patients, relatives, and other professionals where opinions differ
* A high-level ability to effectively communicate complex and clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers, and a wide range of lay and professional people within and outside the NHS at both written and oral levels
Desirable
* Ability to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
Qualifications
* MBBS or equivalent recognised medical qualification
* Full medical registration with a license to practice
* Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act (or within 6 to 12 months of the time of interview/assessment) or equivalent
Desirable
* Management qualification or evidence of an interest in developing leadership skills
* MRCPsych or equivalent
* Relevant higher degree, e.g. MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications
Eligibility
* Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
Desirable
* Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within three months of appointment
Clinical Skills Knowledge & Experience
* Knowledge of legislation, Department of Health Guidance and literature and its implications for clinical practice
* Knowledge of NHS strategic vision in the Next Stage Review High-Quality Care for All
* Excellent clinical skills using bio-psychosocial perspective and wide medical knowledge
* Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
* Ability to meet duties under MHA and MCA
* Experience working with various patient groups presenting with the full range of clinical severity across different care settings
* Knowledge of psychiatric provision
Desirable
* Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
* Experience in management
* Specific training qualification/certificate or attendance on a recognised teaching course
* Peer review or research publications
* Published audit or research projects
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name: Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Theta, Lyon Way, Frimley, GU16 7ER
Employer's website: https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us
#J-18808-Ljbffr