Job summary
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 have an exciting opportunity for a full time Consultant Psychiatrist post in Working Age Adult Woking & West Byfleet Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (NMHT).

The Woking area falls within NW Surrey and covers areas which comprise of West Byfleet, Addlestone, Sheerwater, Pirbright and Chobham.

You will be required to provide effective cover to the NMHT during working hours on days worked for emergency & routine work, including decisions regarding new referrals that arrive daily & to participate in Care Planning.

Main duties of the job
The NMHT provides neighbourhood care following the Care Pathways underpinned by the principles of clinically focused risk management. The goals are of clinical progression within a recovery framework.

This is a well-resourced team & you will work closely with a full time Consultant, a full time specialty doctor, Service Manager, Clinical Leads, Psychologists, CPNs, Occupational Therapists & trainee doctors with an admin support team.

Required to provide assessments on new referrals, formulate diagnoses and treatment plans in consultation with the Team & inputs for other MDT members.

Our Offer

• NHS Consultant grade £113,565 - £150,569 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 more.

Please check our benefits here: Medical : Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for other benefits.

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.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Details
Date posted: 19 June 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: 325-8032251-MR
Job locations: Bridgewell House, 29 Claremont Ave, Woking, GU22 7SF, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
This role may require you to travel between multiple sites within your working day.

Please see the attached Job description that clearly states all the requirements needed to carry out this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications
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

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.

Eligibility
Essential

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months

Desirable

• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within three months of appointment
• In good standing with GMC concerning warnings and conditions on practice

Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• 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-psychosocial perspective and wide medical knowledge
• 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 Scr SAPB-RC-JD-XXX version[Publish Date] Page 15 of 16 settings, including community, inpatient, and specialist teams.
• Knowledge of psychiatric provision
• Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty

Desirable

• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
• Experience in management
• Specific training qualification/certificate or attendance on a recognised teaching course.
• Peer review or research publications
• Published audit or research projects

Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Essential

• Ability to take a clinical leadership role in a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high- quality care.
• Skills and sensitivity in negotiating with patients, relatives, and other professionals where opinions differ.
• 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

Additional information

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 NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).