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Consultant PsychiatristSurrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust • Frimley, United Kingdom
Consultant Psychiatrist

Consultant Psychiatrist

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust • Frimley, United Kingdom
9 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • Permanent
Job description
Job summary
We are looking for a committed and compassionate Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Surrey Heath Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (NMHT) based at Theta, Lyon Way in Frimley. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a supportive, multi-disciplinary team that delivers high-quality mental health care to adults living across Surrey Heath.

The service provides specialist assessment, treatment, and ongoing support for people aged 18-65 with a range of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, psychosis, and complex emotional needs. You will provide clinical leadership, expert psychiatric input, and guidance to the team, helping to manage complex cases and support recovery-focused care.

Working alongside another consultant psychiatrist and experienced colleagues including psychologists, nurses, occupational therapists, and social workers, you'll contribute to service development, teaching, and quality improvement. The role also involves liaison with GPs, community services, and acute teams to ensure joined-up and effective patient care.

Main duties of the job
The NMHT provides neighbourhood 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 & you will work closely with 1 part time Consultant, 1 full time specialty doctor, Service Manager, Clinical Leads, Psychologists, CPNs, Occupational Therapists & resident doctors with an admin support team.

The successful candidate will be providing effective cover to the NMHT during working hours on days worked for emergency and routine work, including decisions regarding new referrals that arrive daily and to participate in Care Planning.

The successful candidate will also provide assessments on new referrals, formulate diagnoses and treatment plans in consultation with the Team and inputs for other MDR members.

Our Offer:
  • NHS Consultant grade £113,565 - £150,569 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.

Please check our benefits here:Medical : Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for other benefits.

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!

Details
Date posted 05 August 2026
Pay scheme Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade Consultant
Salary £113,565 to £150,569 a year
Including £149 London weighting
Contract Permanent
Working pattern Full-time
Reference number 325-7368789-MR-D
Job locations Theta
Lyon Way
Frimley
GU16 7ER
United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.

T The successful candidate will also need to be flexible and able to travel as we provide clinics in some of the schools across Surrey.

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

Person Specification
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Essential
  • 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.

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

Qualifications
Essential
  • MBBS or equivalent recognised medical qualification
  • 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

Desirable
  • Management qualification or evidence of an interest in developing leadership skills.
  • MRCPsych or equivalent
  • Relevant higher degree, e.g. MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications

Eligibility
Essential
  • Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.

Desirable
  • Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within three months of appointment

Clinical Skills Knowlege & Experience
Essential
  • 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-psychosocial perspective and wide medical knowledge
  • Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
  • Ability to meet duties under MHA and MCA
  • Experience working with various patient groups presenting with the full range of clinical severity across different care different care settings, including community, inpatient and specialist teams
  • Knowledge of psychiatric provision

Desirable
  • Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
  • Experience in management
  • 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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address Theta
Lyon Way
Frimley
GU16 7ER
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Consultant Psychiatrist
Dr Claire Archdall
claire.archdall@sabp.nhs.uk

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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