Consultant Psychiatrist, CMHRS, Older Adults, (attracts £25K RRP)

East Surrey CMHTOP receives referrals from local general practitioners per the current service specifications. The service provides assessment and treatment for functional illnesses and an assessment service for all patients aged over and under 65 with memory problems.The post holder will be responsible for referrals from named GPs/clinicians from Horley and is the lead consultant for the care homes in the East surrey CMHTOP.Patients can be seen in several settings, including their home, a modern, accessible clinic, or GP surgery. The service offers a comprehensive program of group and individual therapeutic interventions to cater for different levels of need.The team also offers specialist care home input to assess and manage challenging behaviour, including joint GP/frailty meetings & detailed formulations using the Newcastle model. There is additional support from specialist YOD Occupational Therapists for patients with Young Onset Dementia.

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.

This job attracts a Recruitment and Retention payment of £25,000 in addition to £8000 relocation allowance. The Recruitment and Retention payment is pro rata for part time employees. To request the full terms of the Recruitment and retention payment or relocation allowance please email Medical Recruitment Team -medicalrecruitment@sabp.nhs.uk

We have an exciting opportunity for a full time 10 PA/40 hours per week Consultant Psychiatrist within East Surrey CMHT locality team. This is an opportunity to join a team, which is continuously embracing new ways of working, whilst putting people who use our services at the forefront. The post is based at our well established CMHTOP team in East Surrey, and you will be joining two full time Consultant Psychiatrists for Older People.

You will also be joining a multi-disciplinary team comprising of staff from different professional backgrounds and including administrative support. Research & development, auditing and quality improvement are strongly advocated, and we actively support involvement in QI and audit projects.