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An opportunity for an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist at Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, which ranks as one of the best Mental Health organizations in the UK. The role offers competitive salary and benefits including a £25,000 recruitment payment, plus support for relocation. The candidate will provide psychiatric care, work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, and influence patient care pathways within an award-winning NHS environment.
Job summary
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 and Retention payment of £25,000 in addition to £8000 relocation allowance. The Recruitment and Retention payment is pro rata for part time employees. To request the full terms of the Recruitment and retention payment or relocation allowance please email Medical Recruitment Team -medicalrecruitment@sabp.nhs.uk
We are seeking an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to work at our Magnolia Ward at Farnham Road Hospital. We are offering a £25,000 recruitment premia for this post plus other benefits! This post is for either a full-time or part-time Consultant Psychiatrist as part of the Acute Care Pathway.
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing clinical input and leadership to a proportion of the inpatients in Magnolia Ward, an there are other opportunities to take on additional responsibilities with remuneration. The consultant Psychiatrist is responsible for providing clinical input and leadership and working alongside a multidisciplinary team in line with New Ways of Working.
Main duties of the jobIt is expected that the appointed candidate will work closely with the home treatment and community teams to ensure effective and efficient pathways and care for patients. This provides a service consistent with models initially recommended in the National Service Framework. The home treatment team 'gate keeps' admissions to the inpatient units.
The successful candidate will also provide Consultant Psychiatrist input and Responsible clinicians cover for the 10 beds of the 18 bedded Juniper ward, mainly serving the population aligned to the wards. In addition, another 0.6 whole-time equivalent substantive consultant psychiatrist on the ward is responsible for 8 beds.
It is expected that the appointed candidate will work in partnership with the other consultant. In addition, the post holder will work closely with the multi-disciplinary staff on the ward, including trainee doctors.
The successful applicant will deliver consultant psychiatric input to inpatients admitted to the ward per the agreed Acute Service Operational Policy.
Our offer:
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 posted02 June 2025
Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staff
GradeConsultant
Salary£105,504 to £139,882 a year Plus £149 Fringe Allowance
ContractPermanent
Working patternFull-time
Reference number325-6000521-MR-F
Job locationsMagnolia Ward, Farnham Road Hospital
Farnham Road
Guildford, Surrey
GU2 7LX
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.
Job description Job responsibilitiesPlease 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.
Person Specification Qualifications EssentialThis 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer nameSurrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
AddressMagnolia Ward, Farnham Road Hospital
Farnham Road
Guildford, Surrey
GU2 7LX
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Employer details Employer nameSurrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
AddressMagnolia Ward, Farnham Road Hospital
Farnham Road
Guildford, Surrey
GU2 7LX