Job Description

This vacancy attracts a Recruitment and Retention payment of 25,000 in addition to 8,000 relocation allowance. The RRP is pro rata for part time employees.



We are looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities (CTPLD) in West Surrey. You'll be based at Cassia House in Guildford, working alongside a dedicated and welcoming multidisciplinary team to support adults with learning disabilities and complex health needs.



Our service offers specialist mental health care for people with learning disabilities across the community. You'll play a key role in providing psychiatric assessment, treatment planning, and leadership within a team of nurses, psychologists, therapists, and social care staff. You'll also work closely with other NHS services, local authorities, and voluntary organisations to support joined-up care.



You'll be joining a Trust that encourages innovation, values co-production, and is committed to high-quality, person-centred care for people with learning disabilities. If you're passionate about improving lives and reducing health inequalities, we'd love to hear from you.



You will be required to provide medical and psychiatric leadership to the Community LD Team for the West locality & provide a specialist psychiatric service for inpatient and community assessment & treatment for adults with a learning disability residing in the West locality (community) and Surrey-wide (inpatient), & for the outpatient clinical care for adults with a learning disability in the catchment area.



You will be required to visit homes & residential day services for adults with a learning disability in the catchment area as necessary & attend relevant team meetings within the Community LD Service, contribute to multidisciplinary & multi-agency assessment & care planning & participate in team activities & further development of the service.



Providing consultation & support to all members of the Team, Service Manager, Voluntary & Private Organisations, Day & Residential Services, Carers, Care Staff & relatives & to offer advice & consultation to medical colleagues, including psychiatrists, other medical specialists and GPs, regarding the psychiatry of LD & respond appropriately to emergency referrals.

Our offer:

Salary:

NHS Consultant Grade 109,725 - 145,478 + 149 fringe

Relocation allowance:

up to 8000 *subject to policy requirements



Recruitment premia 25,000 *subject to policy requirements

NHS Pension:

employers contribution 23.7% from day one

Car Scheme:

tax saving up to 6,000



Discounted Nuffield Gym Membership



Generous annual leave



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!



Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job