Specialty Doctor - Older Adult Psychiatry
| Posting date: | 18 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £59,175 - £95,400 Per annum pro rata plus London Zone Allowance |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 August 2025 |
| Location: | Tolworth, KT6 7QU |
| Company: | South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7360930/294-MEDI-0449-ABM |
Summary
A Vacancy at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
The Trust is seeking a Specialty Doctor within the Kingston Older People CommunityPsychiatry team.
This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic and dynamicDoctor with experience in Older Adult Psychiatryto join this effective, friendly and rewardingservice.
The successful candidate will work closely with a senior Consultant providing support and must demonstrate a commitment to clinical excellence and an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, in order to provide excellent medical service to the patients. This is a varied role and will include working across the Memory Assessment Service, Care Home Liaison Service and the Recovery and Support Team.
The Trust has an excellent reputation for developing innovative clinical services including the Recovery College and SUN Project. Our Recovery College has been visited by overseas healthcare commissioners, who have gone on to develop similar services abroad in collaboration with our Trust. The Trust is also proud to have also developed a range of new, progressive, public facing services including Crisis Cafes and a Mental Health Support Line
The Trust also provides a range of national services, the advice and expertise of which can be easily called upon for the benefit of CMHT patients.
Following a CQC Inspection in 2018 the Trust became one a few Mental Health Trusts to have achieved a “Good” rating.
In this post the Specialty Doctor will participate in the work of the Older Adult Psychiatry team in a large, general teaching hospital. He/she will undertake supervised psychiatric assessment and treatment of patients.
The post holder will work across all sub-teams ( Memory Assessment Service, Recovery Support Team and Care Home Liaison Service) to provide a high quality of care with an on-going commitment to strive for the highest standard of clinical care as well as the need to maximise service user and carer experience drawing on both knowledge and Evidence Based Practice.
Kingston Mental Health Services for Older People provide specialist assessments and care for those aged over 75 years, and those with a confirmed diagnosis of dementia of all ages, although there is flexibility depending on need.
Please refer attached JDPS for detailed information
For further details / informal visits contact: Medical Staffing
This advert closes on Sunday 17 Aug 2025
The Trust is seeking a Specialty Doctor within the Kingston Older People CommunityPsychiatry team.
This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic and dynamicDoctor with experience in Older Adult Psychiatryto join this effective, friendly and rewardingservice.
The successful candidate will work closely with a senior Consultant providing support and must demonstrate a commitment to clinical excellence and an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, in order to provide excellent medical service to the patients. This is a varied role and will include working across the Memory Assessment Service, Care Home Liaison Service and the Recovery and Support Team.
The Trust has an excellent reputation for developing innovative clinical services including the Recovery College and SUN Project. Our Recovery College has been visited by overseas healthcare commissioners, who have gone on to develop similar services abroad in collaboration with our Trust. The Trust is also proud to have also developed a range of new, progressive, public facing services including Crisis Cafes and a Mental Health Support Line
The Trust also provides a range of national services, the advice and expertise of which can be easily called upon for the benefit of CMHT patients.
Following a CQC Inspection in 2018 the Trust became one a few Mental Health Trusts to have achieved a “Good” rating.
In this post the Specialty Doctor will participate in the work of the Older Adult Psychiatry team in a large, general teaching hospital. He/she will undertake supervised psychiatric assessment and treatment of patients.
The post holder will work across all sub-teams ( Memory Assessment Service, Recovery Support Team and Care Home Liaison Service) to provide a high quality of care with an on-going commitment to strive for the highest standard of clinical care as well as the need to maximise service user and carer experience drawing on both knowledge and Evidence Based Practice.
Kingston Mental Health Services for Older People provide specialist assessments and care for those aged over 75 years, and those with a confirmed diagnosis of dementia of all ages, although there is flexibility depending on need.
Please refer attached JDPS for detailed information
For further details / informal visits contact: Medical Staffing
This advert closes on Sunday 17 Aug 2025