Consultant Psychiatrist, Eating Disorder Service (attracts £25K RRP)

Integrated Care System; Guildford; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist for its Adult Eating Disorder Service in Guildford. This role offers strong clinical leadership, a chance to shape outpatient services, and competitive benefits including a substantial relocation package and premium payment for recruitment.

Benefits

Relocation allowance up to £8000

Recruitment premia £25,000

NHS Pension with 20.68% employer contribution

Discounted gym membership

Generous annual leave

Qualifications

• Full medical registration with license to practice a must.
• Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act or equivalent.
• Management qualifications or interest in leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Leads on assessment and treatment for adults with complex eating disorders.
• Participates in referrals, triage, and strategic service development.
• Provides clinical supervision.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Ability to manage clinical complexity

Effective multidisciplinary team involvement

Education

Full medical registration with a license to practice

MB BS or equivalent recognised medical qualification

MRCPsych or equivalent

Management qualification

Job description

Go back Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Psychiatrist, Eating Disorder Service (attracts £25K RRP)

The closing date is 04 August 2025

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a General Medical Council (GMC) Sponsor employer.

Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best Mental Health organisations in the country to work in?

This job attracts a Recruitment & Retention payment of £25,000 in addition to £8000 relocation allowance plus other benefits! The Recruitment & Retention payment is pro rata for part time employees.

Join a passionate, multidisciplinary team transforming adult eating disorder care across Surrey. We're offering an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to play a pivotal role in shaping a highly specialised outpatient service. You'll be part of a well-established, expanding team delivering intensive treatment to adults with Eating Disorders, supported by a collaborative, experienced clinical team.

You'll benefit from strong clinical leadership, structured CPD, academic & research opportunities, & a commitment to innovation & quality improvement. This is an ideal role for someone seeking to develop strategic service input alongside clinical leadership, in an organisation that values compassionate care, continuous development, &staff wellbeing.

Main duties of the job

As Consultant Psychiatrist for the Adult Eating Disorders Service, you will lead on assessment, diagnosis & treatment for adults with complex eating disorders. Working within a skilled MDT, you will take part in referrals, triage, CPA reviews, and contribute to strategic service development.

You will also provide clinical supervision, take part in audit & quality improvement, and be supported to pursue academic, teaching or research interests.

Our offer:

• Relocation allowance: up to £8000 *subject to policy requirements
• Recruitment premia £25,000 *subject to policy requirement
• NHS Pension: employers contribution 20.68% 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.

Click here to watch our YouTube video about our offer to Consultants.

To request the full terms of the Recruitment & retention payment or relocation allowance please email Medical Recruitment Team [e-mail]

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 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.
• MB BS or equivalent recognised medical qualification.
• A recognised basic Medical Degree and MRCPsych or equivalent
• MRCPsych or equivalent.
• Management qualification or evidence of an interest in developing leadership skills.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
• In good standing with GMC concerning warnings and conditions on practice
• 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 manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Ability to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement and experience
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
• Specific training qualification/certificate or attendance on a recognised teaching course.

Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning

• Ability to take a clinical leadership role in a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality care.
• Ability to appraise own performance as a Specialty Doctor and reflect on development needs
• 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
• Reflected on the purpose of CPD undertaken

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