A Vacancy at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
The Trust is seeking a general adult consultant psychiatrist who will work acrossRose Ward, an all-female adult acute ward and Laurel Ward, all-male adult acute ward at Springfield Hospital. The caseload will be shared with aMulti-Professional Approved Clinician (MPAC) who also has expertise of working with people who have learning disability and/or are autistic. This is a new post.
Rose Ward and Laurel Ward were 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.
This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic and dynamic consultant psychiatrist to join thisfriendlyteam. Rose Ward and Laurel Ward form 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.
The Team offers training and education to a range of undergraduate and post graduate 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.
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.
The post-holder will provide medical leadership toRose 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 a good standard. This includes participating in systems of audit and clinical governance, working to resolve problems on their own initiative, and where necessary drawing any concerns they have been unable to resolve themselves to the attention of the ward manager and others.
Please refer the attached JDPS for detailed information
This advert closes on Thursday 17 Apr 2025