Consultant Psychiatrist, Liaison - East Surrey (attracts £25K RRP)

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a General Medical Council (GMC) Sponsor Employer. This job attracts a Recruitment and Retention payment of £25,000 in addition to £8,000 relocation allowance. The RRP is pro rata for part time employees.

Consultant Psychiatrist, Liaison - East Surrey (attracts £25K RRP)

Closing date: 10 March 2026.

We're looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Liaison Psychiatry Team at East Surrey Hospital, providing expert mental health care for adults aged 16 and over who are receiving treatment on the hospital's wards or in A&E.

This is a key clinical leadership role within our friendly, well established team. You'll support people with urgent and complex mental health needs, including those with physical health challenges or in crisis. You'll provide psychiatric assessments, offer advice to hospital colleagues, and help develop care plans that put people's needs first.

You'll work closely with a supportive, multidisciplinary team made up of doctors, nurses, psychologists, and other health professionals. Together, we aim to provide high quality care that supports recovery and avoids unnecessary hospital stays.

The post is based at Redwood Annex at East Surrey Hospital. You'll be part of a Trust with a strong teaching culture, access to research and academic opportunities, and a commitment to wellbeing, development, and flexible working.

If you want to make a meaningful difference to people's lives and support the integration of mental and physical health care, we'd love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

The Consultant will be expected to support the existing staff in assessing, diagnosing and managing referrals for working age adults presenting with mental health problems in East Surrey Hospital, and to provide medical expertise and support to hospital staff involved in looking after patients with functional and organic mental health problems presenting in the acute hospital.

In addition, the Consultant will supervise the clinical caseload of the team members and the work of any trainee doctors who may be attached to the service. The role will also support the existing liaison team in deciding the most appropriate intervention for patients referred to the service, including facilitating discharge planning and timely communication with primary care, CMHRSs or inpatient services.

Our Offer

• GMC Sponsorship
• Recruitment premia £25,000 subject to policy requirements
• Relocation allowance: up to £8,000 subject to policy requirement
• Sponsorship for International candidates
• Up to £2,000/year CPD allowance subject to policy requirements
• NHS pension employer contribution 23.7% from day one
• Company Car Lease Scheme
• Discounted Nuffield Gym Membership and many more.

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 check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Consultant with licence to practice in good standing with the GMC
• Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act (or within 6 to 12 months of the time of interview/assessment) or equivalent
• MBBS or equivalent recognised medical qualification
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
• Relevant higher degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications
• MRCPsych or equivalent

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 a bio psycho social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Make decisions based on evidence and experience, including the contribution of others
• 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 settings, including community, inpatient, and specialty teams.
• Knowledge of psychiatric provision
• Published audit or research projects

Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning

• Participated in research or service evaluation
• Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes.

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.

Address

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Redhill Annex, Canada Avenue, Redhill, Surrey

£109,725 to £145,478 a year Plus £149 Fringe Allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full time

Reference number

344-MR-L

Job locations

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Redhill Annex, Canada Avenue, Redhill, Surrey