ConsultantPsychiatry

Consultant Psychiatrist, Crisis Intervention (attracts £25K RRP)

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Good

Leatherhead

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Posted

2 weeks ago

About the role

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.

Consultant Psychiatrist, Crisis Intervention (attracts £25K RRP)

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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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.

Work Base to be negotiated between: Leatherhead, Chertsey or Guildford.

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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.

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To provide a diagnostic, assessment and treatment service for children and adolescents with mental health problems

To adopt a multi-disciplinary approach to care, promoting high-quality multidisciplinary working and relationships

To provide psychiatric support and consultation to other team members.

To provide consultation and liaison with other services, including social services, residential settings, and education

To hold clinical responsibility for their caseload of patients.

To promote the development of close and effective working relationships with colleagues in allied agencies, notably children’s services and education.

Please see attached detailed job description and main responsibilities of this role

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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!

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Person specification

Essential

MBBS or equivalent recognised medical qualification
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
Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
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 manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
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
Ability to take a clinical leadership role in a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality care.
Skills in providing consultation to other professional groups under New Ways of Working
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

Relevant higher degree, e.g. MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications
MRCPsych or equivalent
Management qualification or evidence of an interest in developing leadership skills
In good standing with GMC concerning warnings and conditions on practice
Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within three months of appointment
Experience in management
Specific training qualification/certificate or attendance on a recognised teaching course.
Ability to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post