Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 325-7709658-MR-A
- Employer
- Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Vega Ward, Silverwood Hospital
- Town
- Chertsey, Surrey
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 Plus £149 Fringe Allowance
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Psychiatrist, Vega Ward - Silverwood (attracts £25K RRP)
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a General Medical Council (GMC) sponsor employer
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a passionate Consultant Psychiatrist to join our adult inpatient service at our newest purpose built hospital, located within our Vega Ward at Silverwood.
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 and be actively involved in service improvement activities.
We will consider additional PAs for successful applicants wishing to consider leadership roles, teaching positions or being involved in Research and Development.
You will be working in an organisation that fosters an inclusive culture, where we will treat each other with compassion and kindness. You will be able to grow your career here and we have dedicated pathways to enable you to do this. We will support your personal and professional growth through our extensive training opportunities.
The post is with scope to contribute to teaching, supervision, quality improvement, audit, research and service development, supported by strong CPD structures and medical education opportunities. Participation in the Surrey-wide WAA consultant on-call rota (approximately 1:30) forms part of the role.
Main duties of the job
The Consultant Psychiatrist will be expected to work effectively with colleagues from other professional disciplines and 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.
We strive to offer a great work life balance - if you are looking for full time, part time or flexible options, we will try to make this work where operationally possible. We are committed to the health and well-being of our employees to create a positive work-life balance, along with a broad range of benefits.
Our offer:
- Salary: NHS Consultant Grade £105,504 - £139,882+ £149 fringe, + on-call payments
- GMC Sponsorship
- Relocation allowance: up to £8000 *subject to policy requirements
- Sponsorship for international candidates: up to £3199
- Recruitment premia £25,000 *subject to policy requirements
- NHS Pension: employers contribution 23.7% from day one
- Subsidised nursery places
- Car Scheme: tax saving up to £6,000
- Discounted Nuffield Gym Membership
This job attracts a Recruitment & Retention (R&R) payment of £25,000 in addition to £8000 relocation allowance. The R&R payment is pro rata for part time employees. To request full terms of the R&R payment or relocation allowance please email Medical Recruitment Team [email protected]
Working for our organisation
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!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description that clearly states all the requirements needed to carry out this role.
Silverwood contains four adult inpatient wards. Our ambition is to transform inpatient mental healthcare for our local population.
Silverwood provides 64 beds all with single ensuite bedrooms, two lounges and a dedicated garden for each ward, as well as a woodland area for supervised walks.
Click here to watch our YouTube video about our offer to Consultants.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- Relevant higher degree, e.g. MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- Management qualification or evidence of an interest in developing leadership skills.
Eligibility
Essential criteria
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
Desirable criteria
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within three months of appointment
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- 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 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 settings, including community, inpatient, and specialist teams
- Knowledge of psychiatric provision
Desirable criteria
- Specific training qualification/certificate or attendance on a recognised teaching course
- Peer review or research publications
- Published audit or research projects
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Essential criteria
- 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 communicate effectively at both a written and oral level complex and clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and a wide range of lay and professional people within and outside the NHS
Desirable criteria
- Ability to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Anand Mathilakath
- Job title
- Associate Medical Director - Working Age Adults
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
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