Consultant Psychiatrist – Lavender Ward: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

Consultant Psychiatrist 10PAs

The Trust is seeking to appoint an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist for Lavender Ward following the current post holder moving to an alternative post within the organisation. This is an established post at Springfield Hospital, in Tooting, London SW17.

This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic and dynamic consultant psychiatrist to join this friendly ward team.

Lavender Ward was originally situated in Queen Mary’s Hospital Roehampton, but moved to Springfield in June 2023, as part of the Trust’s estates modernisation plan, which has resulted in all of the adult acute inpatient wards being only on 2 hospital sites instead of 3.

Both sites, at Springfield and Tolworth Hospitals, are undergoing extensive new building and refurbishment works.

Main duties of the job

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, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.

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’.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Primary Medical degree.
• Full GMC registration
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register 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
• Approved Clinician (AC) status

Desirable

• MRCPsych, or equivalent. Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry
• CCT in General Adult Psychiatry.
• Qualification in a talking therapy such as CBT, DBT or MBT
• Qualifications in change management and service development skills
• Other higher degrees or further training relevant to the post.

QUALIFICATIONS: KNOWLEDGE: & EXPERIENCE: Critical Expertise in Specialty

Essential

• Completed minimum of three years full time training in approved higher psychiatric training scheme.
• A detailed knowledge of main treatment approaches for severe mental illness including psychopharmacological interventions

Desirable

• 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:

Essential

• Engage in continuing professional development, and join a Peer Group to gain approval for CPD done.
• Commitment to developing practice through clinical audit, quality improvement, and working with colleagues in the liaison psychiatry team, the acute trust, and managers. Commitment to working with allied agencies including carer’s groups, and local charities.

Desirable

• Experience of service planning and development
• Experience of working with third sector partners

AUDIT AND MANAGEMENT: RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS:

Desirable

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

TEACHING:

Essential

• Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry

Desirable

• Teaching Qualification Evidence of feedback good from students

Closing Date: 18 October 2026