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 RRP is pro rata for part time employees.

We are looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Community Children and Young People’s (CYPS) Mental Health Team in North East Hampshire, based at the Aldershot Centre for Health.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established, welcoming, and multi-skilled team that supports the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people aged 5 to 18. Our service provides specialist assessments, evidence-based treatments and ongoing support for young people with a range of emotional, behavioural, and complex mental health needs.

You’ll provide clinical leadership and direct psychiatric input as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes psychologists, nurses, therapists, and support workers. You’ll work with schools, GPs, local authorities and other partners to ensure coordinated and person-centred care. The team also has strong links to our Eating Disorder Service, Crisis Intervention and Early Intervention in Psychosis teams.

You’ll be joining a Trust committed to early intervention, prevention, and supporting young people to thrive. If you’re passionate about improving outcomes for children and families, we’d love to hear from you!

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.

You’ll have opportunities to support, supervise and train our Junior Medical Staff within the team.

Our Offer:

• NHS Consultant grade £109,725 - £145,478 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.

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!