Consultant Psychiatrist, CMHRS Runnymede (attracts £25K RRP)

NHS; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A national healthcare service in Chertsey is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist for the Community Mental Health Recovery Service. You will support adults with varying mental health needs, provide leadership in a multidisciplinary team, and engage in service development. The role offers a competitive salary package including relocation allowance and a recruitment premium of £25,000. Candidates must have recognized medical qualifications and GMC registration.

Benefits

GMC Sponsorship

Relocation allowance up to £8,000

NHS Pension employer’s contribution 23.7%

Discounted gym membership

Generous annual leave

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent recognized medical qualification.
• Full medical registration with a licence to practice.
• Relevant higher degree, e.g. MD, PhD, MSc.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register or within six months.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric assessments and clinical leadership.
• Contribute to service development and quality improvement.
• Formulate diagnoses and treatment plans.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Teaching and training

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Full medical registration with a licence to practice

MRCPsych or equivalent

Management qualification or interest in leadership skills

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist, CMHRS Runnymede (attracts £25K RRP)

The closing date is 03 December 2025

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.

You’ll be based at Unither House in Chertsey and will work alongside a friendly, experienced team of psychologists, nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, and support staff. The service offers time‑limited and ongoing support to people who need secondary care, focusing on recovery, collaboration, and person‑centred care.

As a Consultant Psychiatrist, you will provide psychiatric assessments, treatment planning, and clinical leadership within the multidisciplinary team. You will also contribute to service development, teaching, and quality improvement.

You’ll be joining a Trust committed to delivering outstanding mental health care across Surrey, focused on improving lives through partnership, innovation, and recovery‑based approaches.

Main duties of the job

The CMHRS provides community care following the Care Pathways underpinned by the principles of clinically focused risk management. The goals are of clinical progression within a recovery framework. This is a well‑resourced team and you will work closely with other part‑time Consultant, a full‑time specialty doctor, Service Manager, Clinical Leads, Psychologists, CPNs, Occupational Therapists & trainee doctors with an admin support team.

To provide effective cover to the CMHRS during working hours on days worked for emergency & routine work, including decisions regarding new referrals that arrive daily & to participate in Care Planning.

To provide assessments on new referrals, formulate diagnoses & treatment plans in consultation with the Team & inputs for other MDT members.

Our offer

• 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’s 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 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 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!

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description that clearly states all the requirements needed to carry out this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent recognised medical qualification
• Full medical registration with a licence to practice
• Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act (or within 6‑12 months of the time of interview/assessment) or equivalent
• 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
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register or within six months
• Approved clinician status or able to achieve within three months of appointment

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
• Ability to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post

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‑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
• 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.

£109,725 to £145,478 a year plus £149 Fringe Allowance