Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist (CYPMHS) – Permanent Opportunity
| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Location | Surrey, UK |
| Area | Surrey, England |
| Sector | Mental Health - Psychiatry |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | Mental Health |
| Telephone | 01992 245330 |
| Job Ref | PERM1 |
| Job Views | 4 |
- Description
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist (CYPMHS) – Permanent Opportunity
Surrey | Private Hospital | Competitive Salary & Excellent Benefits
Staff Partners Mental Health is currently recruiting for an experienced Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist (CYPMHS) to join a well-established private inpatient service in the Surrey area.
This is an exciting opportunity to provide clinical leadership within a specialist 12-bed General Adolescent Inpatient Unit, supporting young people aged 13–18 experiencing acute mental health difficulties requiring inpatient treatment.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and management of young people admitted to the unit.
- Lead formulation and treatment planning in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.
- Prescribe and monitor psychotropic medication in line with NICE guidelines.
- Conduct ward rounds, CPA reviews, and Mental Health Act assessments.
- Liaise with families, carers, community services, social care, and education providers.
- Provide clinical leadership for complex cases, risk management, and safeguarding concerns.
- Participate in service development, clinical governance, audits, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Support and supervise junior medical staff.
- Participate in the consultant on-call rota.
Multidisciplinary Team
You will work alongside an experienced team including:
- Psychologists
- Nurses
- Occupational Therapists
- Social Workers
- Family Therapists
- Education Staff
- Junior Doctors
Requirements
- Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise.
- On the GMC Specialist Register in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry or within 6 months of CCT.
- Extensive CYPMHS experience, including inpatient settings.
- Strong leadership, communication, and multidisciplinary team-working skills.
- Commitment to safeguarding and trauma-informed care.
Benefits:
- Competitive annual salary
- £5,000 car allowance
- £10,000 joining bonus
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and birthday leave
- Pension scheme with employer contributions
- Medical indemnity cover
- Ongoing professional development and training
- Health and wellbeing support
- Life assurance
- Blue Light Card discounts
- Enhanced maternity package
- Free meals and onsite/local parking
- Additional employee rewards and benefits package
PLEASE NOTE: WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE.
If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact our specialist mental health recruitment team:
01992 245330
chelsea.eden@staffpartners.co.ukStaff Partners Mental Health – Connecting exceptional clinicians with outstanding opportunities.
