Specialty Doctor, Liaison Services, Ashford & St Peters Hospital

Job overview

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

This opportunity is open to UK based and International candidates.

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

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an award winning and nationally accredited Psychiatric Liaison Service. We are looking for two specialty doctors in psychiatry who want to join our well established and very welcoming team.

This post is very well supported by two experienced consultant psychiatrists, with many opportunities to develop your experience and career.

Our Offer:

• NHS Specialty grade £59,175 - £95,400  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.

Main duties of the job

The speciality doctor will be required to support with assessments and reviews of patients referred to the psychiatric liaison service, covering both working age adults (18+) and older adults (65+).

If Section 12 approved they will be required to support with undertaking Mental Health Act assessments. They will also be required to support with clinical supervision of nursing and other medical staff and to contribute to teaching, audit and quality improvement within the team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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