Job requirements
Essential
30 listedRequirements 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 in managing time and prioritising clinical work
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Ability to appraise own performance as a Speciality Doctor and reflect on development needs
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Skills and sensitivity in negotiating with patients, relatives, and other professionals where opinions differ
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Skills in providing consultation to other professional groups under New Ways of Working
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
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
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Participated in continuous professional development
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Participated in research or service evaluation
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Knowledge of Risk Management
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Knowledge of legislation, Department of Health Guidance and literature and its implications for clinical practice
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Knowledge of NHS strategic vision in the Next Stage Review (High-Quality Care for All)
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Ability to use IT, including email and the internet
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Make decisions based on evidence and experience, including the contribution of others
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Ability to meet duties under MHA and MCA
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Experience working with various patient groups presenting with the full range of clinical severity across different care settings, including community, inpatient, and specialist teams
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Evidence of active participation in Continuous Professional Development
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement and experience
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Knowledge of psychiatric provision
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Commitment to and experience in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Ability to critically appraise published research
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Experience in carrying out a range of audit projects
Desirable
14 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Eligibility
In good standing with GMC concerning warnings and conditions on practice
- Eligibility
Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within three months of appointment
- 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
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Reflected on the purpose of CPD undertaken
- Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit, and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations, and publications
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Experience in management
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Ability to develop and use complex multimedia materials for presentation in public, professional and academic settings
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Specific training qualification/certificate or attendance on a recognised teaching course
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Peer review or research publications
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Published audit or research projects
Job overview
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a General Medical Council (GMC) Sponsor Employer.
This job attracts a Recruitment & Retention payment of £25,000 in addition to £8000 relocation allowance. The RRP is pro rata for part time employees.
We are looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join Lyra Ward, a 16-bed female inpatient unit that is part of our new purpose-built Northwest Mental Health Inpatient Service in Chertsey.
This is an exciting opportunity to take on a leadership role in a modern, recovery-focused environment designed to provide high-quality, therapeutic care. The new hospital has been developed to improve access, dignity, & outcomes for people needing acute inpatient mental health support.
We will consider additional PAs for successful applicants wishing to consider leadership roles, teaching positions or being involved in Research and Development.
You’ll be part of a supportive multidisciplinary team providing care for working-age adults during periods of acute mental distress. As Consultant Psychiatrist, you’ll take Responsible Clinician duties, lead ward rounds, support clinical decision-making, and help shape the service’s ongoing development. You’ll also work closely with Home Treatment Teams, community services, and families to support safe discharge and recovery.
Main duties of the job
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.
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 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:
- NHS Consultant grade £113,565 - £150,569 per annum + £149 fringe + on- call requirement
- GMC Sponsorship
- Recruitment premia £25,000 *subject to policy requirements
- Relocation allowance: up to £8000 *subject to policy requirement
- Sponsorship for International candidates
- Up to £2000/year CPD allowance *subject to policy requirements
- NHS pension employers contribution 23.7% from day one
- Company Car Lease Scheme
- Discounted Nuffield Gym Membership and many more
Please check our benefits here: Medical : Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for other benefits.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You’ll be joining a Trust that values innovation, co-production, and inclusivity, with a clear vision to deliver outstanding care and support a better life for everyone we serve.
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 videos 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, Lyra Ward - Silverwood (attracts £25K RRP) 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 Permanent. The application deadline is 23 Nov 2026.
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