Consultant Psychiatrist, CMHRS Guildford - Fixed Term

Overview

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Consultant Psychiatrist, CMHRS Guildford - Fixed Term

The closing date is 07 April 2026

We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time 10 PA/40 hours per week Consultant Psychiatrist post on a 12-month fixed term contract in Working Age Adult at our well-established Surrey Heath Community Mental Health Recovery Service (SHCMHRS).

The SHCMHRS area forms the heart of the heath and the team covers areas which comprise Ash, Ash Vale, Frimley, parts of Camberley, Lightwater and Bagshot. Rail routes link all parts of the Borough with Waterloo while the M25 and M3 motorways provide easy access to all parts of the country.

This role may require you to travel between multiple sites within your working day.

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

The SHCMHRS provides community care following the Care Pathways underpinned by the principles of clinically focused risk management. The goals are clinical progression within a recovery framework. This is a well-resourced team and you will work closely with other part-time Consultants, a full-time specialty doctor, Service Manager, Clinical Leads, Psychologists, CPNs, Occupational Therapists and trainee doctors with an admin support team.

To provide effective cover to the CMHRS 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.

To provide assessments on new referrals, formulate diagnoses and treatment plans in consultation with the Team and inputs for other MDT members.

• 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

• MBBS 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

Clinical 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