Consultant Psychiatrist in Older Adult Psychiatry

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 30 April 2024

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a General Medical Council (GMC) Sponsor Employer.

This opportunity is open to UK based and International Consultants

"Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best Mental Health organisations in the country to work in?

The post is within well established and long-standing services that are organised in line with New Ways of Working. This post holder will provide consultant input to the Community Mental Health Team for Spelthorne Older Adults alongside a full time Specialty Doctor.

This appointment is for a full-time substantive Consultant Psychiatrist who will be responsible for providing input to the Spelthorne CMHTOP of Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust alongside a full-time substantive specialty doctor and other members of the multi-disciplinary team including a Psychiatric Core Trainee on 6 monthly rotations. The new Consultant will be employed by Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and will work with the Spelthorne CMHTOP.

The post holder will be responsible for delivering consultant psychiatric input to patients referred to and accepted for treatment by the CMHTOP in line with the agreed criteria and commissioned care pathways. The work will therefore involve the assessment and psychiatric treatment of patients either directly or through the supervision of other team members.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to assess referrals including urgent ones, both working independently and with other team members. They will personally deliver outpatient clinics each week and will supervise the clinical caseload of the specialty doctor and the trainee doctor. The post holder is expected to develop, alongside other colleagues in the team, effective liaison with partner organisations and other local agencies.

Our Offer:

NHS Consultant grade £93,666 - £126,281 per annum + £149 fringe + on- call requirement
GMC Sponsorship
£15,000 recruitment premia over 3 years
Relocation allowance: up to £8000 subject to policy requirement
Sponsorship for International candidates up to £3,199
Up to £2000/year CPD allowance subject to policy requirements
NHS pension employers contribution 23.7% from day one
Subsidised nursery places
Car scheme tax savings up to £6000
Discounted Nuffield Gym Membership and many more. Please check our benefits brochure

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!

Date posted

12 October 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£88,364 to £119,133 a year Plus £149 Fringe Allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

325-5729322-MR-A

Job locations

Bramdean Hub

Worple Road

Staines

TW18 1ED

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description that clearly states all the requirements needed to carry out this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description that clearly states all the requirements needed to carry out this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Consultant with licence to practice in good standing with the GMC
Approved Clinician Status and approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act
Inclusion on the Specialist Register

Desirable

Relevant higher degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a leadership role in the NHS
Experience of leading clinical services
Experience of managing and leading change
Experience of developing and implementing strategies
Experience of Risk Management
Experience of working with a variety of patient groups presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a range of care settings including community, inpatient, and specialist teams
Experience of Financial and budgetary management

Desirable

Published audit or research projects

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Consultant with licence to practice in good standing with the GMC
Approved Clinician Status and approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act
Inclusion on the Specialist Register

Desirable

Relevant higher degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a leadership role in the NHS
Experience of leading clinical services
Experience of managing and leading change
Experience of developing and implementing strategies
Experience of Risk Management
Experience of working with a variety of patient groups presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a range of care settings including community, inpatient, and specialist teams
Experience of Financial and budgetary management

Desirable

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).