Specialty Doctor - Inpatient Services

Overview

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 ward is 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.

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.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Dr Katerina Reid

Job title:

ACD and Consultant Psychiatrist Email address: m Telephone number:

Closing Date: 1st March 2026 (This date is given as a guide. The advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received)

Interview date: TBC