Consultant Psychiatrist, Polaris Ward - Silverwood (attracts £25K RRP)

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a passionate Consultant Psychiatrist to join our adult inpatient service at our newest purpose built hospital, located within our Polaris Ward at Silverwood.

The post-holder will deliver consultant psychiatric input to inpatients admitted to the ward per the agreed Acute Service Operational Policy. In addition, the post holder will provide clinical leadership and be actively involved in service improvement activities.

This vacancy will come with an additional acuity supplement (equivalent to 1PA) for successful applicants wishing to consider leadership roles, teaching positions or being involved in Research & Development.

You will be working in an organisation that fosters an inclusive culture, where we treat each other with compassion and kindness. You will be able to grow your career, and we have dedicated pathways to help enable you to do this. We will support your personal and professional growth through our extensive training opportunities.

This post offers SPA time supporting CPD, teaching and supervision, audit, quality improvement, research interests and clinical leadership. The role includes participation in the Surrey-wide WAA consultant on-call rota (approximately 1:30)., The Consultant Psychiatrist will be expected to work effectively with colleagues from other professional disciplines and deliver services consistent with the Trust policy for the Care Programme Approach. 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.

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.

We strive to offer a great work life balance - if you are looking for full time, part time or flexible options, we will try to make this work where operationally possible.