Consultant Psychiatrist, CYPS, South West Community


Location
Guildford, England
Salary
£113,565 - £150,569 Plus £149 Fringe Allowance
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
09 Nov 2026
Contract Type
12 months (Fixed Term for 12 months)
Posted Date
05 Jun 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

14 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Eligibility

    Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.

  • Eligibility

    Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months

  • Qualifications

    MBBS or equivalent recognised medical qualification.

  • Qualifications

    Full medical registration with a license to practice.

  • Qualifications

    Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act(or within 6 to 12 months of the time of interview/assessment) or equivalent

  • Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning

    Ability to take a clinical leadership role in a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high- quality care.

  • Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning

    Skills and sensitivity in negotiating with patients, relatives, and other professionals where opinions differ.

  • Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning

    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.

  • Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience

    Knowledge oflegislation, Department of Health Guidance and literature and its implications for clinical practice

  • Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience

    Knowledge of NHS strategic vision in the Next Stage Review (High-Quality Care for All)

  • Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience

    Excellent clinical skills using bio-psychosocial perspective and wide medical knowledge

  • Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience

    Ability to meet duties under MHA and MCA

  • Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience

    Experience working with various patient groups presenting with the full range of clinical severity across different care Scr SAPB-RC-JD-XXX version[Publish Date] Page 15 of 16 settings, including community, inpatient, and specialist teams.

  • Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience

    Knowledge of psychiatric provision

Desirable

11 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Eligibility

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

  • Eligibility

    In good standing with GMC concerning warnings and conditions on practice

  • Qualifications

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

  • Qualifications

    MRCPsych or equivalent

  • Qualifications

    Management qualification or evidence of an interest in developing leadership skills.

  • Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning

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

  • Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience

    Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.

  • Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience

    Experience in management

  • Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience

    Specific training qualification/certificate or attendance on a recognised teaching course.

  • Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience

    Peer review or research publications

  • Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience

    Published audit or research projects

Job overview

We are seeking an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to work in our well-established Children & Young People Services Community Team in South West Surrey.

The postholder will be responsible for providing clinical input and leadership to our Children and Young Peoples Services Community Team, working alongside a multidisciplinary team in line with New Ways of Working and our i-THRIVE framework.

Main duties of the job

You’ll have the opportunity of working within a well-established and friendly team of highly skilled professionals who are passionate and committed to the care needs of our children and young people.

You would be responsible for providing a diagnostic, assessment and treatment service for children and adolescents with mental health problems within a multi-disciplinary approach to care, promoting high-quality multidisciplinary working and relationships. On average, a full-time consultant would complete 2-3 monthly assessments. Patients have a consultant review after 6 weeks of treatment in the team and then every 2-3 months.

You will participate in an emergency out-of-hours rota, providing back-up for junior doctors and professionals in assessing young people seen in A&E.

Our Offer:

  • NHS Consultant grade £113,565 -£150,569 per annum + £149 fringe + on- call requirement
  • GMC Sponsorship
  • Up to £2000/year CPD allowance subject to policy requirements
  • NHS pension employers contribution 20.68% 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 for other benefits.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

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

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.

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This advert is for Consultant Psychiatrist, CYPS, South West Community with Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Guildford, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 Plus £149 Fringe Allowance. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed Term for 12 months). The application deadline is 09 Nov 2026.

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