• Job Description

  Req#: C9294-25-0367?language=en&page=736&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  The Trust is seeking an energetic and motivated specialty doctor, ideally with Section 12 Approval, to work on male only acute inpatient ward to support the consultant psychiatrist in providing high quality clinical care to our patients

  Main duties of the job

  The employer is the Trust whose main base is Trinity Building, Springfield University Hospital, 15 Springfield Drive, London, SW17 0YF.

  This is a new post, which is based at Springfield University Hospital, 15 Springfield Drive, London, SW17 0YF. Ward 3 forms part of the inpatient provision of the Trust's Acute and Urgent Care Service Line, which includes 8 acute adult wards and a PICU, based on 2 sites, Springfield Hospital in Tooting, and Tolworth Hospital in Surbiton.

  There are 10 Programmed Activities. The clinical sessions (9 DCC) will be on Ward 3, within the Inpatient Services of South West London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust ("the Trust"). There is 1 session for Supporting Professional Activities/CPD.

  About us

  South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust was formed in 1998. Springfield University Hospital in Tooting is the largest site from which the Trust operates and has provided mental health services since 1841. It provides a range of mental health, learning disability and substance misuse services.

  The Trust was originally known as the Pathfinder NHS Trust in 1994 and provided services for Wandsworth and Merton. In subsequent years its strategy was to grow and to become the main statutory provider of mental health services for South West London. The Trust took on Putney and Roehampton services in 1998, Sutton Mental Health Services in 1999, and Kingston and Richmond services in 2001 as the former health authorities were disbanded and primary care trusts were established. The different histories of services in different boroughs are still reflected in service models, cultures and partnership arrangements but a recent move to Service Lines has enabled more homogeneity across the five London Boroughs the Trust now covers.

  The Trust now provides mental health services to five London Boroughs: Wandsworth, Merton, Sutton, Kingston and Richmond.

  Details

  Date posted

  16 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Specialty Doctor

  Salary

  £59,175 to £95,400 a year per annum pro rata plus London Zone Allowance

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  12 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  294-MEDI-0446-CS-B

  Job locations

  Springfield University Hospital

  15 Springfield Drive

  London

  SW17 0YF

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  1. Attending the 9am daily handover meeting and running MDT meetings in the absence of the consultant.

  Please find the attached Detailed Job Description for more information

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  1. Attending the 9am daily handover meeting and running MDT meetings in the absence of the consultant.

  Please find the attached Detailed Job Description for more information

  Person Specification

  Training/Qualifications

  Essential

  • -Primary Medical degree.
  • -Full GMC registration.
  • -MRCPsych or equivalent.
  • -Right to work in the UK
  • -Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act (or to be acquired within 6-12 months of the start date of employment)

  Desirable

  • -Qualification in a talking therapy such as CBT, DBT or MBT

  Experience

  Essential

  • -Experience of adult acute psychiatric inpatient care.
  • -A detailed knowledge of the Mental Health Act, the functions of the Mental Health Review Tribunals and Hospital Managers' Hearings
  • -Experience of writing reports of and attending Managers' Hearings and MHA Tribunals.

  Desirable

  • -Experience of working with service users with complex needs including challenging or offending behaviours in general adult psychiatry
  • -Knowledge and experience of the CPA process, risk assessment and risk management
  • -Experience of working with people with alcohol and/or substance misuse
  • -Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry

  Knowledge/Skills

  Essential

  • -Management of complex mental illness
  • -Teamwork -Communication

  Desirable

  • -Up to date knowledge and skills of physical health in general keeping with role as a doctor
  • -Ongoing commitment to CPD
  • -Personal experience of mental health problems
  • -Evidence of active engagement in audit/ quality improvement
  • -Evidence of recent appraisal

  Personal Qualities

  Essential

  • -Good spoken and written English
  • -Capacity to communicate effectively and sensitively with others. -Capacity to work co-operatively with others and show leadership when appropriate. -Capacity to work effectively in multi-professional and multi-agency teams and to understand own role in team. -Capacity and motivation to treat others with understanding and sensitivity and to see patients as people. -Capacity to see beyond the obvious and to bring a range of approaches to solving problems
  • -Resilience to cope with external pressures and demands.
  • -Punctuality. Ability to manage time and to prioritise tasks according to clinical and other needs
  • -Alertness to dangers and emerging situations
  • -Professional and personal integrity

  Person Specification

  Training/Qualifications

  Essential

  • -Primary Medical degree.
  • -Full GMC registration.
  • -MRCPsych or equivalent.
  • -Right to work in the UK
  • -Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act (or to be acquired within 6-12 months of the start date of employment)

  Desirable

  • -Qualification in a talking therapy such as CBT, DBT or MBT

  Experience

  Essential

  • -Experience of adult acute psychiatric inpatient care.
  • -A detailed knowledge of the Mental Health Act, the functions of the Mental Health Review Tribunals and Hospital Managers' Hearings
  • -Experience of writing reports of and attending Managers' Hearings and MHA Tribunals.

  Desirable

  • -Experience of working with service users with complex needs including challenging or offending behaviours in general adult psychiatry
  • -Knowledge and experience of the CPA process, risk assessment and risk management
  • -Experience of working with people with alcohol and/or substance misuse
  • -Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry

  Knowledge/Skills

  Essential

  • -Management of complex mental illness
  • -Teamwork -Communication

  Desirable

  • -Up to date knowledge and skills of physical health in general keeping with role as a doctor
  • -Ongoing commitment to CPD
  • -Personal experience of mental health problems
  • -Evidence of active engagement in audit/ quality improvement
  • -Evidence of recent appraisal

  Personal Qualities

  Essential

  • -Good spoken and written English
  • -Capacity to communicate effectively and sensitively with others. -Capacity to work co-operatively with others and show leadership when appropriate. -Capacity to work effectively in multi-professional and multi-agency teams and to understand own role in team. -Capacity and motivation to treat others with understanding and sensitivity and to see patients as people. -Capacity to see beyond the obvious and to bring a range of approaches to solving problems
  • -Resilience to cope with external pressures and demands.
  • -Punctuality. Ability to manage time and to prioritise tasks according to clinical and other needs
  • -Alertness to dangers and emerging situations
  • -Professional and personal integrity

  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).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

  Address

  Springfield University Hospital

  15 Springfield Drive

  London

  SW17 0YF

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

  Address

  Springfield University Hospital

  15 Springfield Drive

  London

  SW17 0YF

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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