This consultant psychiatrist post on Vega Ward at Silverwood sits in the adult inpatient service of Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The core work is consultant psychiatric care for patients admitted to the ward, alongside clinical leadership and service improvement. The post carries SPA time and a Surrey-wide on‑call rota, and involves handover of care to other Surrey teams. Applicants need full medical registration and Section 12 approval under the Mental Health Act, or to gain it within 6 to 12 months.
What the job involves
- Deliver consultant psychiatric input to inpatients admitted to the ward under the agreed Acute Service Operational Policy
- Provide clinical leadership on the ward
- Take part in service improvement activities
- Work effectively with colleagues from other professional disciplines
- Deliver services in line with the Trust Care Programme Approach policy
- Liaise with other general and specialist teams across Surrey to hand over care when patients transfer between teams
- Take part in the Surrey-wide WAA consultant on‑call rota, approximately 1 in 30
What’s required
Qualifications
- MBBS or equivalent recognised medical qualification
Registration & licences
- Full medical registration with a licence to practise
- Section 12 approval under the Mental Health Act, or within 6 to 12 months of interview or assessment, or equivalent
- On the GMC Specialist Register, or within six months
Experience
- Experience working with a range of patient groups across the full spectrum of clinical severity, in community, inpatient and specialist settings
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of legislation, Department of Health guidance and literature, and its implications for clinical practice
- Knowledge of the NHS strategic vision in the Next Stage Review (High-Quality Care for All)
- Excellent clinical skills using a bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Ability to meet duties under the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
- Knowledge of psychiatric provision
Other
- Clinical leadership in a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality care
- Skills and sensitivity in negotiating with patients, relatives and professionals where opinions differ
- High-level written and oral communication of complex, clinically sensitive information to patients, families, carers and lay and professional audiences inside and outside the NHS
Nice to have
- Relevant higher degree, such as MD, PhD or MSc, or other additional clinical qualifications
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- Management qualification, or evidence of an interest in developing leadership skills
- Approved clinician status, or able to achieve it within three months of appointment
- Specific training qualification or certificate, or attendance on a recognised teaching course
- Peer review or research publications
- Published audit or research projects
- Ability to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching relevant to the post
What’s offered
- NHS pension with a 23.7% employer contribution from day one
- £25,000 recruitment and retention payment, pro rata for part time, subject to policy
- Acuity supplement equivalent to 1 programmed activity
- Relocation allowance of up to £8,000, subject to policy
- GMC sponsorship and up to £3,199 sponsorship for international candidates
- £149 fringe allowance
- SPA time for CPD, teaching and supervision, audit, quality improvement, research and clinical leadership
- Car scheme with tax saving of up to £6,000, subsidised nursery places and discounted Nuffield gym membership
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
