Specialty Doctor - Inpatient Services

South West London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; Tooting; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

South-West London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking a Specialty Doctor (S12 approved) to join the Jupiter Ward at Springfield University Hospital, London. The role sits within the Acute and Urgent Care Service Line, providing inpatient psychiatric care on a mixed 18 bed ward.

Candidates will have completed FY1 and FY2, plus two years at Core Training (CT1/CT2) and hold S12 approval. The appointment will be at a grade commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

• Foundations training completed (FY1 and FY2) or equivalent.
• Two years at Core Trainee level (CT1/CT2) or equivalent.
• S12 specialty registration or approval required.

Education

FY1 and FY2 completed

CT1 and CT2 or equivalent

S12 approval

Job description

We are seeking to recruit a suitably qualified and experienced Specialty Doctor with S12 approval to join our team on Jupiter Ward.

Jupiter Ward is a mixed 18 bedded ward. The wardis based at Springfield University Hospital, 15 Springfield Drive, London, SW17 0YF. JupiterWard 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.

If you are a capable, committed practitioner who would like to be part of this up-and-coming service, we would like to hear from you.

To be successful in this role, candidates are expected to have completed 2 years Foundation studies i.e. completion of FY1 and FY2 (or equivalent two years) as well as 2 years at Core trainee level (i.e. CT1 and CT2 or equivalent), and the appointment would be at a grade based on the qualifications and experience of the applicant.

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