Consultant - General Adult Psychiatry -AUC-Rose Ward and Laurel Ward

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000

Job description

Consultant - General Adult Psychiatry - AUC-Rose Ward and Laurel Ward

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area: General Adult Psychiatry
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Expected Start date: 6 August 2025
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref: 294-MEDI-0425-CS

Site: Rose Ward and Laurel Ward
Town: Springfield Hospital, 15 Springfield Drive, London
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum pro rata plus London Zone Allowances
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 17/04/2025 23:59

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links, and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton, and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services.

We are committed to providing high-quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’; however, we aim to be ‘outstanding’.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful, and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".

As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job Overview

The Trust is seeking a general adult consultant psychiatrist who will work across Rose Ward, an all-female adult acute ward, and Laurel Ward, an all-male adult acute ward at Springfield Hospital. The caseload will be shared with a Multi-Professional Approved Clinician (MPAC) who also has expertise in working with people who have learning disabilities and/or are autistic. This is a new post.

Main Duties of the Job

This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic and dynamic consultant psychiatrist to join this friendly team. Rose Ward and Laurel Ward form part of the inpatient provision of the Trust’s Acute and Urgent Care Service Line.

The Team offers training and education to a range of undergraduate and postgraduate students mainly from St George’s University of London/South London Deanery and Kingston, Guildford, and Roehampton Universities.

There are opportunities for the post holder to conduct research, audit, or quality improvement initiatives for which support can be provided. The post holder is expected to participate fully in leadership and quality improvement initiatives.

Working for our Organisation

The Trust has an excellent reputation for developing innovative clinical services including the Recovery College and SUN Project. 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.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

The post-holder will provide medical leadership to Rose Ward and Laurel Ward. The Consultant will work closely with the Ward Managers to ensure a safe, efficient, and effective service that meets the Trust’s Key Performance Indicators.

While individual clinicians within the team have responsibility for the clinical care they deliver, the consultant shares with the ward manager and other team members responsibility for ensuring the care delivered by the team is safe and of good standard.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Primary Medical degree
• Full GMC registration
• MRCPsych, or equivalent
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry or eligible for such inclusion on the Specialist Registrar within three months of completing their CCT.
• Section 12 (2) approval of the Mental Health Act
• Qualification in a talking therapy such as CBT, DBT or MBT
• Qualifications in change management and service development skills

Knowledge & Experience: Critical Expertise in Specialty

• Completed minimum of three years full-time training in an approved higher psychiatric training scheme.
• A detailed knowledge of main treatment approaches for severe mental illness including psychopharmacological interventions.
• Knowledge and experience of the CPA process, risk assessment, and risk management.
• Experience of teaching medical and non-medical staff, including those who may not have a formal qualification.

Audit and Management

• Commitment to developing practice through clinical audit and/or research.
• Commitment to working with allied agencies including carer’s groups and local charities.
• Experience of service planning and development.
• Experience of working with third sector partners.

Research and Publications

• Evidence of participation in research, and outcomes of studies.
• Completion of a research project and evidence of its dissemination Publication in a peer-reviewed journal.

Teaching

• Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry.
• Teaching Qualification.
• Evidence of good feedback from students.

Personal Skills and Characteristics

• Ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Ability to inspire others.
• Ability to provide good clinical leadership.
• Ability to effect change.
• Ability to negotiate and collaborate with first, second, and third sector organisations to identify shared agendas and meet common goals.
• Ability to work cooperatively in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Willingness to supervise junior medical staff and staff from allied disciplines.
• Commitment to personal, team, and service development.

At South West London St Georges Mental Health Trust, we are committed to providing services that embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Committed Employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics.

Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Closing date: 17th Apr 2025

Assessment date: 21st April 2025

Interview and AAC panel date: 22nd April 2025