Consultant Psychiatrist, CMHT Older Adults

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

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to oversee patients aged 65 and over in community mental health care. The role offers a competitive salary impacted by clinical responsibilities and offers additional Recruitment and Retention payments. The post-holder will conduct clinics and work closely within multidisciplinary teams to provide high-quality mental health care. This role presents an opportunity to make a significant impact in mental health within an engaging community environment.

Benefits

Relocation allowance up to £8,000

Recruitment premia £25,000

NHS Pension: employer's contribution 23.7%

Subsidised nursery places

Car Scheme: tax saving up to £6,000

Discounted Nuffield Gym Membership

Generous annual leave

Qualifications

• Relevant higher degree, e.g. MD, PhD, MSc.
• Full medical registration with a license to practice.
• Experience with various patient groups.

Responsibilities

• Conduct one clinic per week including home visits.
• Provide consultant care to residents of Care Homes.
• Participate in weekly multidisciplinary team meetings.

Skills

Clinical skills

Excellent communication

Knowledge of legislation

Education

MB BS or equivalent

MRCPsych or equivalent

Management qualification

Job description

Overview

Go back Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Role

Consultant Psychiatrist, CMHT Older Adults (attracts £25K RRP)

The closing date is 18 February 2026

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.

Are you a compassionate and forward-thinking Consultant Psychiatrist looking to make a meaningful impact in the community? Join our dynamic and supportive team where your expertise will help shape the future of mental health care within our trust.

We are looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to cover the locality of the Guildford & Waverley Community Mental Health Team for Older People (CMHT-OP). The post-holder will be responsible for consultant oversight of patients aged 65 and over referred to the CMHT for OP & registered with the Cranleigh & Wonersh GP surgeries.

Whether you are seeking a fresh start, or the next step in your career, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

For this role, it is expected that the post-holder will conduct one clinic per week as well as sessions for home visits as needed, & support nurse colleagues with caseload reviews, & participate in the weekly MDT. This part of the role is expected to be allocated 40% of clinical time. The CMHT-OP currently performs the function of a general older adult CMHT as well as that of a memory assessment service. Functional and organic cases are accepted.

In addition, the post-holder will be responsible for providing consultant care to residents of Care Homes referred to the CMHT-OP from across the Guildford & Waverley region. This part of the role will be allocated 60% of clinical time. Both parts of the role involve working within a multi-disciplinary team & it is expected that there will be close working with nurse colleagues & other MDT members.

Duties as an Approved Clinician under the Mental Health Act will occasionally be required. The trust actively supports consultants who wish to develop interests in Education, Medical Management and Research.

Our offer:

• Relocation allowance: up to £8000 *subject to policy requirements
• Recruitment premia £25,000 *subject to policy requirement
• NHS Pension: employers 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 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!

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent recognised medical qualification.
• Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act(or within 6 to 12 months of the time of interview/assessment) or equivalent.
• Full medical registration with a license to practice.
• MRCPsych or equivalent.
• Relevant higher degree, e.g. MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications
• 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

Clincical 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
• Ability to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Knowledge of psychiatric provision
• Experience working with various patient groups presenting with the full range of clinical severity across different care settings, including community, inpatient, and specialist teams.
• Peer review or research publications
• Specific training qualification/certificate or attendance on a recognised teaching course.
• Published audit or research projects

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

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.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearPlus £149 Fringe Allowance