Consultant Psychiatrist, Orion Ward - Silverwood

Surrey And Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Chertsey is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist for Orion Ward, a modern facility focused on high-quality mental health care. You will provide clinical leadership and expert psychiatric care within a multi-disciplinary team. Responsibilities include managing ward rounds, admissions, and discharges, while working closely with families and community services. This role promises a rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact in patients' lives. A competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

NHS Consultant grade £109,725 - £145,478 per annum

GMC Sponsorship

Recruitment premia £25,000

Relocation allowance up to £8000

Sponsorship for International candidates

CPD allowance up to £2000/year

NHS pension employers contribution 23.7%

Company Car Lease Scheme

Discounted Gym Membership

Qualifications

• Experience in leading ward rounds and managing admissions and discharges.
• Ability to assess mental and physical health needs.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for working with families and community services.

Responsibilities

• Deliver consultant psychiatric input to inpatients admitted to the ward.
• Provide clinical leadership and participate in service improvement.
• Liaise effectively with general and specialist teams to ensure patient care.

Skills

Clinical Leadership

Expert Psychiatric Care

Multi-professional Collaboration

Education

GMC Registration

Job description

We are seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join Orion Ward, a modern, 16-bed mixed-gender ward within our new Northwest Mental Health Inpatient Service in Chertsey.

This is an exciting time to join our Trust as we expand our purpose-built hospital facilities designed to offer high-quality, therapeutic, and recovery-focused mental health care. Orion Ward supports working-age adults experiencing acute mental health needs. You’ll play a key role in providing clinical leadership and expert psychiatric care within a multi-professional team.

You’ll work alongside nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists, activity coordinators, and other clinicians to provide safe, compassionate, and personalised care. Your role will include leading ward rounds, managing admissions and discharges, assessing mental and physical health needs, and working closely with families, carers and community services.

If you're looking for a rewarding leadership role in a modern inpatient service where you can make a real difference in people’s lives, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

You will be working in an organisation that fosters an inclusive culture, where we treat each other with compassion and kindness.

The post-holder will deliver consultant psychiatric input to inpatients admitted to the ward per the agreed Acute Service Operational Policy. In addition, the post holder will provide clinical leadership & be actively involved in service improvement activities.

The Consultant Psychiatrist will be expected to work effectively with colleagues from other professional disciplines & deliver services consistent with the Trust policy for the Care Programme Approach. The post-holder is also expected to liaise effectively with the other general and specialist teams operating in Surrey to ensure effective handover of care when patients transfer between teams as part of the patient pathway.

Our Offer:

• NHS Consultant grade £109,725 - £145,478 per annum + £149 fringe + on- call requirement
• GMC Sponsorship
• Recruitment premia £25,000 *subject to policy requirements
• Relocation allowance: up to £8000 *subject to policy requirement
• Sponsorship for International candidates
• Up to £2000/year CPD allowance *subject to policy requirements
• NHS pension employers contribution 23.7% from day one
• Company Car Lease Scheme
• Discounted Nuffield Gym Membership and many more.