Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Specialty Doctor, Liaison Services, Ashford & St Peters Hospital

The closing date is 20 June 2025

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a General Medical Council (GMC) Sponsor employer.

This opportunity is open to UK based and International candidates.

Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best Mental Health organisations in the country to work in?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an award winning and nationally accredited Psychiatric Liaison Service. We are looking for specialty doctors in psychiatry who want to join our well established and very welcoming team.

This post is very well supported by two experienced consultant psychiatrists, with many opportunities to develop your experience and career.

Our Offer:

NHS Specialty grade £59,175 - £95,400 per annum + £149 fringe + on- call requirement
GMC Sponsorship
£15,000 recruitment premia over 3 years
Relocation allowance: up to £8000 subject to policy requirement
Sponsorship for International candidates up to £3,199
Up to £2000/year CPD allowance subject to policy requirements
NHS pension employers contribution 23.7% from day one.

Main duties of the job

The speciality doctor will be required to supportwith assessments and reviews of patients referred to the psychiatric liaison service, covering both working age adults (18+) and older adults (65+).

If Section 12 approved the successful candidate will be required to support with undertaking Mental Health Act assessments. They will also be required to support with clinical supervision of nursing and other medical staff and to contribute to teaching, audit and quality improvement within the team.

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!

Date posted

20 May 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£59,175 to £95,400 a year Including £149 London weighting

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-7165010-MR

Job locations

St Peters Hospital

Chertsey

Surrey

KT16 0PZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MB BS or equivalent recognised medical qualification
Full medical registration with a license to practice

Desirable

Post Graduate qualification in psychiatry, general practice or a medical specialty

Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Able to work in a DGH setting. Able to work with mental health trust pathways. Able to work independently on a day-to-day basis.
Experience of working in psychiatry at Foundation level or SHO/specialty doctor/ core trainee level. This can be in liaison psychiatry, community services in WAA or OA or acute services such as HTT and inpatient wards.

Desirable

Section 12 approval
General practice or medical experience or work in acute trusts in other specialties. Liaison psychiatry experience

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MB BS or equivalent recognised medical qualification
Full medical registration with a license to practice

Desirable

Post Graduate qualification in psychiatry, general practice or a medical specialty

Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Able to work in a DGH setting. Able to work with mental health trust pathways. Able to work independently on a day-to-day basis.
Experience of working in psychiatry at Foundation level or SHO/specialty doctor/ core trainee level. This can be in liaison psychiatry, community services in WAA or OA or acute services such as HTT and inpatient wards.

Desirable

Section 12 approval
General practice or medical experience or work in acute trusts in other specialties. Liaison psychiatry experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).