Consultant Psychiatrist - CYPS, Learning Disabilities

This post is for a Consultant Psychiatrist who holds the case load for CYPS LDS . They would be supported by an NMP & a lower grade doctor & student. You would require knowledge and experience of working within LDS. This can be either adult or child as the skills are transferable.

The role requires assessment & treatment of young people, as a service we are committed to STOMP / STAMP. You would be commencing medication & monitoring, considering the often-complex physical health needs of the young person. The main presenting need for psychiatry is anxiety which incorporate behaviour that challenges. The anxiety & behaviour will be assessed by the Nurses & strategies put in place prior to the young person seeing psychiatry for consideration of medication. You would be part of a Nurse lead service which incorporates psychology & music therapy.

We are looking to recruit a Consultant Psychiatrist who holds the case load for the Children & Young Peoples (CYPS) learning disability service (LDS) which is a county wide service. They would be supported by an Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP) & potentially a lower grade doctor and student. The case load is complex, and you would require knowledge & experience of working within Learning Disabilities. This can be either adult or child as the skills are transferable. We are a small specialist service covering the county of surrey for CYPS from birth to age 18 years with a diagnosis of Learning Disability. We are friendly & supportive team that believes in seeing the ability not dis ability in our young people. We also work closely with our Mental Health support teams in schools (MHST) in 10 of the SLD Schools.

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.

• NHS Consultant grade £105,504 -£139,882 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 £3,199


• Up to £2000/year CPD allowance subject to policy requirements


• NHS pension employers contribution 20.68% from day one


• Subsidised nursery places


• Car scheme tax savings up to £6000


• Discounted Nuffield Gym Membership and many more. Please check our benefits brochure for other benefits.