Consultant Psychiatrist, Liaison - RSCH Service - FTC

Overview

We're looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Liaison Psychiatry Team at Royal Surrey County Hospital. This is a 12-month fixed-term post focused on supporting adults with urgent or complex mental health needs during their time in hospital.

You'll lead the care of working-age adults, working alongside a multidisciplinary team including nurses, psychologists, and doctors. The service provides assessments, treatment, and support to people seen in A&E or admitted to hospital wards, helping them get the right care quickly and safely.

You'll be part of a well-established and supportive team working under a semi-ageless model. While you'll focus on adults of working age, you'll work closely with our Older Adults Consultant and other clinical colleagues to ensure joined-up care across the hospital.

If you're passionate about integrated care and want to make a real difference to people's lives during hospital stays, we'd love to hear from you! This appointment is for a full time 1.0 WTE Fixed Term Consultant Psychiatrist who will be responsible for providing Liaison Psychiatry input to the Working Age Liaison Psychiatry Service in RSCH. This vacancy follows an expansion in the service and is a new role.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the rapidly expanding Liaison Psychiatry services of Surrey & Borders NHS Foundation Trust. The directorate provides Liaison Psychiatry services within the five major district general hospitals in Surrey. There has been a considerable amount of focus and interest in Liaison services by commissioners, and the successful candidate will have an opportunity to work with managers on directly influencing the delivery of services to the Acute Hospital to suit local needs.

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.