Specialty Doctor - Inpatient Services - Jupiter Ward

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

South-West London & St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking a Specialty Doctor with S12 approval to join Jupiter Ward at Springfield University Hospital in London. The post is Full Time - 10PAs p/w, based on an inpatient psychiatry service.

Jupiter Ward is an 18-bed inpatient ward; the appointee will work within the Acute and Urgent Care Service Line and participate in Trust-wide quality improvement initiatives. Closing date 8 November 2026.

Qualifications

• Specialty Doctor with S12 approval.
• Experience in inpatient psychiatry.
• GMC registration may be required.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient psychiatric care for adults on Jupiter Ward.
• Participate in weekly inpatient team activities and Trust-wide quality initiatives.

Skills

S12 approval

Inpatient psychiatry

Specialty Doctor

Job description

Full Time - 10PAs p/w

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

Specialty Doctor - Inpatient Psychiatry

Jupiter Ward

Full Time - 10PAs p/w

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 ward is based at Springfield University Hospital, 15 Springfield Drive, London, SW17 0YF. Jupiter 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: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07783 894920

Closing Date: 8th November 2026 (This date is given as a guide. The advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received)

Interview date: TBC