Specialist Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry - Sutton & Cheam IRH

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 96,000 - 108,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading mental health trust in South West London is seeking a Specialist Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry. The role involves providing high-quality psychiatric care, training medical students, and working within a multidisciplinary team. The trust values diversity and offers flexible working arrangements. Join a dynamic organization committed to transforming mental health care in the community.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years clinical experience, 6 in Psychiatry.
• Full GMC registration and Section 12 Approval required.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality psychiatric care to patients.
• Contribute to training of core and higher psychiatry trainees.

Skills

Leadership

Teaching

Clinical assessment

Cultural sensitivity

Education

Primary Medical degree

Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Job description

Specialist Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry - Sutton & Cheam IRH

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade

Main area General Adult Psychiatry Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade Contract Fixed term: 12 months (.) Hours Part time - 8 sessions per week Job ref 294-MEDI-0435-CS

Site Jubilee Health Centre East Town Wallington Salary £96,990 - £107,155 per annum pro rata plus London Zone Allowance Salary period Yearly Closing 08/06/2025 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, 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’.

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".

When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.

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

Job overview

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated General Adult Specialist Grade Psychiatrist to work in the Sutton and Cheam IRH in the heart of South West London

The teams provide care for working age adults who live in Sutton and experience severe or enduring mental illness. The IRH is one of five within the borough, with care provided according to GP/PCN alignment. The post sits within a well-established MDT that works alongside a separate Consultant-led Assessment team and interfaces with a Consultant-led Home Treatment Team and in-patient wards. There are also specialist teams for Early Intervention in Psychosis, and Personality Disorder.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will work alongside a full-time consultant and will be responsible for providing high quality psychiatric care to patients under the care of the teams, contribute to the training of core and higher psychiatry trainees along side the Consultants as lead, and will also contribute to the teaching of St George’s University of London Medical Students. They will work closely with a Team managers, an advanced clinical practitioner and a dedicated Clinical Service Manager for the Borough. Supervisory support is available from the Team Consultant and Associate Clinical Director for Wandsworth.

Working for our organisation

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. T he Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

If you are a dynamic and established specialist psychiatrist fully registered with the GMC as well as holding S12 approval under the Mental Health Act or are a specialty doctor within six – nine months of being eligible for this grade, we would be delighted to hear from you.

To be eligible for this Speciality Grade role, it is a requirement that you have a minimum 12 years clinical experience 6 of which must be in Psychiatry.

Please refer attached JDPS for detailed Job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Primary Medical degree
• Full GMC registration
• Section 12 Approval
• Approved Clinician status
• Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Qualification in a talking therapy such as CBT, DIT or MBT
• Qualifications in change management and service development skills

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

• Completed a minimum of 12 years’ medical work (either continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification of which a minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades. Equivalent years’ experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted
• 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

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Broad knowledge of the biological, psychological and social determinants of mental disorders in old age and evidence-based management interventions
• A detailed knowledge of main treatment approaches for severe mental illness including psychopharmacological interventions
• Ability to provide medical and mental health assessments, formulate diagnoses and initiate treatment plans
• Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach
• Ability to plan treatment programmes in conjunction with multi-disciplinary team
• Able to work effectively in a team Able to build constructive relationships
• Person-centred in clinical approach
• Basic IT skills
• Up to date knowledge of recent DH documentation and NICE Guidelines
• Advanced IT literacy
• Practical experience in a short-term psychological therapy
• Experience in trauma informed approach

RESEARCH AND AUDIT

• Keeps up-to-date with current research and best practice in the individual’s specific area of practice, through appropriate continuing professional development activities and their own independent study and reflection.
• Critically appraises and understands the relevance of the literature, conducting literature searches and reviews; disseminates best practice including from quality improvement projects.
• Locates and uses clinical guidelines appropriately.
• Communicates and interprets research evidence in a meaningful way for patients to support shared decision-making.
• Experience of carrying out an audit project.
• Experience of service planning and development
• Experience in involvement in a research project and publication

TEACHING

• Commitment to teaching other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Teaching of undergraduate 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
• Willingness to supervise junior medical staff and staff from allied disciplines Willingness to take on a fair share of Trustwide duties
• Commitment to personal, team and service development
• Ability to work co-operatively in multi- disciplinary teams Ability to manage and adapt to change
• Personal experience of mental illness Personal experience of social distress
• Evidence of helping others who have suffered physical, mental or social misfortune Evidence of seeking feedback as a way of improving one’s skills

At South West London St Georges Mental Health Trust we are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that 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. We are Members of Stonewall Diversity Champions and Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion.

As part of the Trust's commitment to Equalities and Diversity, the Trust supports the establishment of Staff Networks groups to promote diversity in the workplace:

• BME (Evolve) Staff Network
• DiverseAbility
• Mental Health Staff Forum
• Women's Staff Network
• LGBTQIA+

We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and has signed the Armed Forces Covenant.

We provide reasonable adjustments to the interview process for any candidates with a disability.

Please note:

• That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received
• That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3 rd party e-recruitment system
• That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
• That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
• That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
• That your employment is offered subject to successful completion of a Probationary Period depending on your Band (except medical roles)
• That we are a smoke-free Trust

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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.

Name Dr Hamid Rahmanian Job title Associate Clinical Director - Community Service Email address [e-mail] Additional information

Closing Date:08-June-2025