Specialty Doctor - Perinatal Psychiatry

SWLStG; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 64,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking a Specialty Doctor in Perinatal Psychiatry to join the Sutton/Merton team. The role supports the consultant perinatal psychiatrist and provides inpatient/outpatient care within a well‑supported unit.

This full‑time post (10PAs) is fixed‑term for January 2027–July 2027, based at the London site in Sutton/Tooting, with opportunities to engage in education and service improvement activities.

Qualifications

• Primary medical degree and GMC registration
• MRCPsych or equivalent
• Experience in perinatal psychiatry
• Experience working in MDTs
• Familiarity with the Mental Health Act and related tribunals

Responsibilities

• Provide perinatal outpatient care for Sutton and Merton
• Collaborate with MDT and participate in educational/improvement programs
• Support the consultant perinatal psychiatrist in clinical care
• Possibility to participate in quality improvement projects

Skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Perinatal psychiatry

Mental Health Act knowledge

Mental Capacity Act knowledge

Neuropsychiatry experience

Education

MRCPsych or equivalent

Full GMC registration

Primary Medical degree

Job description

Main area Perinatal Ward Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor Contract Fixed term: 7 months (January 2027 - July 2027) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 294-MEDI-0521-EO

Site Newton Building Town Tooting, London Salary £63,696 - £102,689 per annum plus London Zone Allowance Salary period Yearly Closing 15/11/2026 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

Specialty Doctor - Perinatal Psychiatry

Full Time - 10PAs

The Trust is seeking to appoint an energetic and motivated Specialty Doctor, ideally with Section 12 Approval, to work on its Perinatal Ward based in Sutton to support the consultant psychiatrist in providing high quality clinical care to our patients.

This is a full-time post (10PAs) to work with the Sutton and Merton sub team and the Sutton and Merton Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist.

This opportunity has arisen as a result of the current post holder, being offered a secondment for this period of time.

Main duties of the job

The primary focus of the role will be to provide perinatal outpatient care for the boroughs of Sutton and Merton, working with the wider MDT and taking part on the educational and improvement program of the service. It is a great opportunity to learn more about perinatal mental health and the management of common psychiatric presentations in the antenatal and postnatal period.

This is a well-supported post in a stable, energetic, and lovely team, with the option of participating in quality improvement projects.

Previous perinatal mental health experience is desirable. We are happy to support the incoming doctor to register for the Perinatal Masterclasses taking place in January 2027.

Working for our organisation

South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust was formed in 1998. Springfield University Hospital in Tooting is the largest site from which the Trust operates and has provided mental health services since 1841. It provides a range of mental health, learning disability and substance misuse services.

The Trust was originally known as the Pathfinder NHS Trust in 1994 and provided services for Wandsworth and Merton. In subsequent years its strategy was to grow and to become the main statutory provider of mental health services for South West London. The Trust took on Putney and Roehampton services in 1998, Sutton Mental Health Services in 1999, and Kingston and Richmond services in 2001 as the former health authorities were disbanded and primary care trusts were established. The different histories of services in different boroughs are still reflected in service models, cultures and partnership arrangements but a recent move to Service Lines has enabled more homogeneity across the five London Boroughs the Trust now covers.

The Trust now provides mental health services to five London Boroughs: Wandsworth, Merton, Sutton, Kingston and Richmond.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached JDPS for detailed job description and main responsibilities.

Person specification

Training/Qualifications

• - Primary Medical degree
• - Full GMC registration.
• - MRCPsych or equivalent.
• - Experience of working in Perinatal Psychiatry
• - Included on the GMCs Specialist Register or eligible for such inclusion.
• - Experience of working in Liaison Psychiatry

Experience

• - Experience of working in Perinatal Psychiatry
• - Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• - Some knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental capacity Act, the functions of the Mental Health Review Tribunals and Hospital Managers' Hearings
• - Experience of managing functional neurological disorders
• - Experience of delivering psychological treatments in neuropsychiatric conditions
• - Experience of working in neuropsychiatry, neurosciences r general hospital settings

Knowledge/Skills

• - Specialist training in the treatment of patients with psychiatric conditions

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

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including job applications, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. The contact details published on our official website are the Trust’s authorised contact channels and should be used for all recruitment communications, job applications, and verification of employment offers.

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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.