Job Summary
Consultant Psychiatrist, CMHRS Runnymede (attracts £25K RRP). This vacancy 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. We’re looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Community Mental Health Recovery Service (CMHRS) in Runnymede and Spelthorne, supporting adults aged 18‑65 with a wide range of mental health needs.
Main Duties
* Provide psychiatric assessments, treatment planning, and clinical leadership within the multidisciplinary team.
* Contribute to service development, teaching, and quality improvement.
* Provide effective cover during working hours, decision-making for new referrals, participate in care planning.
* Write assessments, formulate diagnoses and treatment plans in consultation with the team and provide inputs for other MDT members.
Our Offer
* Salary: NHS Consultant Grade £109,725 - £145,478 + £149 fringe allowance
* GMC sponsorship
* Relocation allowance: up to £8,000*subject to policy requirements
* Sponsorship for international candidates: up to £3,199
* Recruitment premia £25,000*subject to policy requirements
* NHS Pension: employer contribution 23.7% from day one
* Subsidised nursery places
* Car scheme: tax saving up to £6,000
* Discounted Nuffield Gym membership
* Generous annual leave
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 mental wellbeing.
Person Specification
Essential
* 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 interview/assessment) or equivalent.
* Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
* 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-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
* Experience working with various patient groups presenting with the full range of clinical severity across different care settings, including community, inpatient, and specialist teams.
* Ability to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
* Knowledge of psychiatric provision.
* 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
* Relevant higher degree, e.g. MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications.
* MRCPsych or equivalent.
* Management qualification or evidence of an interest in developing leadership skills.
* Ability to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
* 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 (DNS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer Details
* Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
* Unither House, Curfew Bell Road, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 9FG
* Website: https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
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