Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant Psychiatrist, HTT, OA -West Surrey (attracts £25K RRP)

Job summary
We're looking for a dedicated and compassionate Consultant to join Home Treatment Teams (HTT) in West Surrey for Older Adults (OA). This will also provide cover to urgent referrals via SPA for OA. The teams covered would include North East Hampshire HTT, South West Surrey HTT and North West Surrey HTT.

Our HTT offers urgent and intensive mental health support to adults aged 65 years or older in crisis, helping people stay at home and avoid hospital admissions wherever possible. You'll be working with a skilled and welcoming multi-professional team, supporting people across Guildford and Waverley.

As our Consultant, you'll provide clinical leadership, expert assessments and treatment planning. You'll also support early discharge from hospital and work closely with local teams, services and carers. The role is central to helping people recover in the community with the right support in place.

The post offers flexible working options, admin support and CPD opportunities.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for delivering Consultant psychiatric input and clinical leadership to the MDT and acting as a consultant/advisor to the team in line with the developing models of practice under 'New Ways of Working'.

The HTT interfaces with Inpatient Acute Services, Single Point of Access Triage Services, the Section 136 Places of Safety, Community Services, Liaison Services and the Criminal Justice System. Most patients are referred from NMHT and Liaison Services.

The post-holder is also expected to liaise effectively with the other general and specialist teams operating in Surrey to ensure effective handover of care when patients transfer between teams as part of the patient pathway.

On average, a full time Consultant will have 7-10 visits per week.

Our Offer

• NHS Consultant grade £113,565 - £150,569 per annum + £149 fringe + on-call requirement
• Recruitment premia £25,000 *subject to policy requirements
• Relocation allowance: up to £8,000 *subject to policy requirement
• Sponsorship for international candidates
• Up to £2,000/year CPD allowance *subject to policy requirements
• NHS pension employer contribution 23.7% from day one
• Company Car Lease Scheme
• Discounted Nuffield Gym Membership and many more

About us
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.

Details
Date posted: 09 November 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year, plus £149 Fringe Allowance
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 325-8233815-MR-A-A
Job locations: The Larches, Theta and Bramdean, The Larches, Farnham Road Hospital, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7LX, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential: MBBS or equivalent recognised medical qualification
• Essential: Full medical registration with a licence to practise
• Essential: Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act (or within 6 to 12 months of the time of interview/assessment) or equivalent
• Desirable: Relevant higher degree, e.g. MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications
• Desirable: MRCPsych or equivalent
• Desirable: Management qualification or evidence of an interest in developing leadership skills

Eligibility

• Essential: Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
• Desirable: In good standing with GMC concerning warnings and conditions on practice
• Desirable: Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within three months of appointment

Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Essential: Knowledge of legislation, Department of Health Guidance and literature and its implications for clinical practice
• Essential: Knowledge of NHS strategic vision in the Next Stage Review (High-Quality Care for All)
• Essential: Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Essential: Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Essential: Experience working with various patient groups presenting with the full range of clinical severity across different care settings, including community, inpatient and specialist teams
• Essential: Knowledge of psychiatric provision
• Essential: Ability to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Desirable: Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
• Desirable: Experience in management
• Desirable: Specific training qualification/certificate or attendance on a recognised teaching course
• Desirable: Peer review or research publications
• Desirable: Published audit or research projects

Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning

• Essential: Ability to take a clinical leadership role in a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality care
• Essential: Skills and sensitivity in negotiating with patients, relatives and other professionals where opinions differ
• Essential: 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: Ability to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address: The Larches, Theta and Bramdean, The Larches, Farnham Road Hospital, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7LX, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Consultant Psychiatrist and AMD, Dr David Mirfin, david.mirfin@sabp.nhs.uk

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