Specialty Doctor - Inpatient Services | South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 26 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £61,542 - £99,216 per annum plus London Zone Allowance |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 February 2026 |
| Location: | London, SW17 0YF |
| Company: | South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7760489/294-MEDI-0476-ABM |
Summary
Specialty Doctor - Inpatient Psychiatry
1 year Fixed Term Contract
We are seeking to recruit a suitably qualified and experienced Specialty doctor with S12 approval to join our team on Lavender ward.
Lavender Ward is a mixed 18 bedded ward. The wardis based at Springfield University Hospital, 15 Springfield Drive, London, SW17 0YF.Lavender Ward 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. We are due to open an acute mixed gender short stay ward on Springfield site in June 2026.
We are a progressive, financially stable mental health trust which has been rated ‘good’ by the CQC both overall and specifically for our acute & urgent care services.
The Acute & Urgent Care Service Line comprises Acute General Psychiatric Wards on two hospital sites, intensive care unit, a psychiatric decision unit, acute care co-ordination and advanced clinical practice teams, home treatment and street triage teams, perinatal psychiatry, liaison psychiatric teams at three general hospitals, and two recovery cafés. All our clinicians are able to participate in a Trustwide quality improvement programme.
We are investing in further improvements to our mental health services, including a major redevelopment programme on both the Springfield and Tolworth sites.
If you are a capable, committed practitioner who would like to be part of this up-and-coming service, we would like to hear from you.
South-West London & St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust is a provider of the full range of mental health services in South West London. It was established in 1994 initially providing services in the London Boroughs of Merton and Wandsworth. The Trust has grown substantially over the years, and now serves a local population of over 1 million people across the Boroughs of Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth
To be successful in this role, candidates are expected to have completed 2 years Foundation studies i.e. completion of FY1 and FY2 (or equivalent two years) as well as 2 years at Core trainee level (i.e. CT1 and CT2 or equivalent), and the appointment would be at a grade based on the qualifications and experience of the applicant. The post will be initially for 12 months. But there is the possibility that the post may be extended by mutual agreement and subject to availability of funding.
Please refer the Job Description for further details.
This advert closes on Sunday 1 Mar 2026