Specialty Doctor

West London NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a Speciality Doctor in General Adult psychiatry for a permanent position. The role includes providing clinical support and leadership within a multidisciplinary team in the Lillie Ward. Applicants must be GMC registered and ideally possess experience in inpatient settings. This position emphasizes good clinical care, personal development, and teamwork, without routine out-of-hours commitments.

Qualifications

• Experience working in inpatient units with section 12 status.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills and commitment to personal development.
• Deliver care in best clinical practice informed by trauma principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical input to Lillie Ward and engage in clinical activity.
• Manage and lead within an established medical team.
• Report to the ward consultant and Clinical Lead.

Skills

Clinical support and leadership

Communication skills

Familiarity with MHA in the UK

Commitment to clinical care

Education

Registered with GMC

Job description

Applications are invited for the post of Speciality Doctor in General Adult psychiatry for permanent position in Lillie Ward, a 16 bedded female admission ward based in the Hammersmith and Fulham mental health inpatient unit, West London. The post holder will provide clinical support and leadership as part of an established medical team and MDT. The position is full time.

Applicants must be registered with a licence to practice with the GMC and ideally have experience working in inpatients units with section 12 status. All medical staff are employed by WLNT.

The successful candidate will be a senior member of an established medical team, under a substantive consultant psychiatrist and part of a comprehensive MDT.

The Hammersmith and Fulham inpatient unit is one of two general adult inpatient services for West London NHS trust and is based close to the Charing Cross Hospital Site in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London. Lillie ward is one of four female admission wards within West London local services.

The candidate will have key clinical and management roles on the ward, providing clinical input to Lillie Ward, through active engagement and participation in ward clinical activity. The successful candidate will have to demonstrate a commitment to good clinical care and personal development, excellent communication skills and familiarity with the MHA in the UK. They will need to deliver care in best clinical practice and guidelines informed by trauma informed principles. There are no routine out of hours commitments associated with this post.

The post holder will be managed through the governance structures of West London local Services, reporting to the ward consultant and the acute Clinical Lead for the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham .

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Nick Hipkins Job title: Consultant Email address: [e-mail]