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 an enthusiastic and compassionate Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Crisis and Liaison team, working across Frimley and Redhill. You will play a key role in supporting children and young people under 18 who are experiencing a mental health crisis, providing expert clinical input, assessment, and treatment within a well-established multi-disciplinary team.

The Crisis Intervention Service (CIS) provides timely mental health support to children and young people seen in hospital emergency departments, community settings, or referred through our 24/7 CYPS Crisis Line. You’ll work closely with colleagues from mental health, education, paediatrics, and social care to deliver effective, evidence-based care and to help prevent hospital admissions where possible.

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to service development, clinical leadership, and the ongoing improvement of crisis pathways across Surrey. You will also be encouraged to take part in teaching, training, and quality improvement initiatives within a supportive and forward-thinking Trust.

Main duties of the job

The Consultant's duties will be predominantly devoted to the care and treatment of children and young people (under 18 years old) in our crisis pathway.

This is somewhat a unique role, as having elements of interface with social care, paediatric acute colleagues and our Hope Service counter parts with support from the Crisis Intervention Service. We are committed to staff development and training opportunities.

This role will require you to travel between multiple sites within your working day.

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 mor

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!