# Consultant Psychiatrist, Inpatient, Magnolia Ward (attracts £25K RRP) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-inpatient-magnolia-ward-attracts-pound25k-rrp/54d2594c-17d7-4533-8088-34b876864f6f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-inpatient-magnolia-ward-attracts-pound25k-rrp/54d2594c-17d7-4533-8088-34b876864f6f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Leatherhead - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 Plus £149 Fringe Allowance - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Closing date:** 2026-07-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-23T12:52:17.011Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Guildford_Surrey/Surrey_Borders_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/General_adult_psychiatry/General_adult_psychiatry-v8104794 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8104794?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sabp.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview 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 £8000 relocation allowance. The Recruitment and Retention payment is pro rata for part time employees. To request the full terms of the Recruitment and retention payment or relocation allowance please email Medical Recruitment Team \[email protected\] We are seeking an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to work at our Magnolia Ward at Farnham Road Hospital.  We are offering a £25,000 recruitment premia for this post plus other benefits! This post is for either a full-time or part-time Consultant Psychiatrist as part of the Acute Care Pathway. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing clinical input and leadership to a proportion of the inpatients in Magnolia Ward, an there are other opportunities to take on additional responsibilities with remuneration. The consultant Psychiatrist is responsible for providing clinical input and leadership and working alongside a multidisciplinary team in line with New Ways of Working. ### Main duties of the job It is expected that the appointed candidate will work closely with the home treatment and community teams to ensure effective and efficient pathways and care for patients. This provides a service consistent with models initially recommended in the National Service Framework. The home treatment team ‘gate keeps’ admissions to the inpatient units. The successful candidate will also provide Consultant Psychiatrist input and Responsible clinicians cover for the 10 beds of the 18 bedded Juniper ward, mainly serving the population aligned to the wards. In addition, another 0.6 whole-time equivalent substantive consultant psychiatrist on the ward is responsible for 8 beds. It is expected that the appointed candidate will work in partnership with the other consultant. In addition, the post holder will work closely with the multi-disciplinary staff on the ward, including trainee doctors. The successful applicant will deliver consultant psychiatrist input to inpatients admitted to the ward, per the agreed Acute Service Operational Policy. Our offer: - Salary: NHS Consultant Grade £113,565 - £150,569 + £149 fringe - 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 requirement - 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 ### 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. ## Job Details 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 £8000 relocation allowance. The Recruitment and Retention payment is pro rata for part time employees. To request the full terms of the Recruitment and retention payment or relocation allowance please email Medical Recruitment Team \[email protected\] We are seeking an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to work at our Magnolia Ward at Farnham Road Hospital. We are offering a £25,000 recruitment premia for this post plus other benefits! This post is for either a full-time or part-time Consultant Psychiatrist as part of the Acute Care Pathway. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing clinical input and leadership to a proportion of the inpatients in Magnolia Ward, an there are other opportunities to take on additional responsibilities with remuneration. The consultant Psychiatrist is responsible for providing clinical input and leadership and working alongside a multidisciplinary team in line with New Ways of Working. ## Job Description It is expected that the appointed candidate will work closely with the home treatment and community teams to ensure effective and efficient pathways and care for patients. This provides a service consistent with models initially recommended in the National Service Framework. The home treatment team ‘gate keeps’ admissions to the inpatient units. The successful candidate will also provide Consultant Psychiatrist input and Responsible clinicians cover for the 10 beds of the 18 bedded Juniper ward, mainly serving the population aligned to the wards. In addition, another 0.6 whole-time equivalent substantive consultant psychiatrist on the ward is responsible for 8 beds. It is expected that the appointed candidate will work in partnership with the other consultant. In addition, the post holder will work closely with the multi-disciplinary staff on the ward, including trainee doctors. The successful applicant will deliver consultant psychiatrist input to inpatients admitted to the ward, per the agreed Acute Service Operational Policy. Our offer: Salary: NHS Consultant Grade £113,565 - £150,569 + £149 fringe 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 requirement 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 ## 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. ## Person Specification ### Eligibility **Essential** - Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months. **Desirable** - Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within three months of appointment ### Qualifications **Essential** - 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. - MBBS or equivalent recognised medical qualification **Desirable** - A recognised basic Medical Degree and MRCPsych or equivalent - MRCPsych or equivalent. - Management qualification or evidence of an interest in developing leadership skills. ### Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning **Essential** - 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. **Desirable** - Ability to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post ### Clincical Skills, Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - 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 - 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** - Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service - Specific training qualification/certificate or attendance on a recognised teaching course. - Experience in management - Peer review or research publications - Published audit or research projects ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 856.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10399305) - [vacancy links (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2727) - [carers information (pdf, 604.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2716) - [mindful employer information (pdf, 195.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2715) - [benefits of nhs pension scheme (pdf, 264.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2717) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.