Job summary
- Main area
- General Adult Psychiatry
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent: Part time
- Hours
- Part time - 5 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 294-MEDI-0419-CS-D
- Employer
- South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wilson Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 Per annum pro rata plus London Zone allowances
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist - Wimbledon IRH
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
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
Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist - Wimbledon IRH 5PAs
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Wimbledon IRH based at Wilson Hospital Mitcham CR4 4LD. The role is being offered as 5PAs on a substantive basis.
The Wimbledon IRH provides care for working age adults who live in the borough of Merton and experience severe or enduring mental illness. The IRH is one of three within the borough, with care provided according to GP/PCN alignment. The post sits within a well-established MDT including another part time consultant in addition to this post. It works closely with 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 another part time consultant and will be clinically responsible for providing high quality clinical leadership and psychiatric care to patients under the care of the team, lead on the training of core or higher psychiatry trainees in the team, and contribute to the teaching of St George’s University of London Medical Students. The postholder will work in partnership with the Team manager and MDT, including an Enhanced Response Practitioner and borough based Advanced Clinical Practitioner. Supervisory support is available from the Associate Clinical Director for Merton as needed.
If you are a dynamic and established Consultant Psychiatrist fully registered with the GMC as well as holding S12 approval under the Mental Health Act or are a higher trainee within nine months of being eligible for this grade, we would be delighted to hear from you.
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. The 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.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Our Trust services have been transforming and integrating as part of the country wide community mental health NHS transformation programme. In Wandsworth the Trust is also involved in the Ethnicity and Mental Health Improvement Project (EMHIP); a collaborative project involving SWLSTG Trust, South West London Integrated Care System and networks of BME voluntary, faith and community groups, convened by the Wandsworth Community Empowerment Network (WCEN). It’s aim is to reduce ethnic inequalities in access, experience and outcomes of mental health care.
As a Trust we are proud to offer agile and flexible working opportunities as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage.
Please refer attached JDPS for detailed information
Person specification
AUDIT AND MANAGEMENT:
Essential criteria
- Commitment to developing practice through clinical audit and/or research
- Commitment to working with allied agencies including carer’s groups, and local charities.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of service planning and development
- Experience of working with third sector partners
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Primary Medical degree
- Full GMC registration
- MRCPsych, or equivalent.
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register for Psychiatry or eligible for such inclusion on the Specialist Registrar within three months of completing their CCT.
- Section 12 (2) approval of the Mental Health Act
Desirable criteria
- Qualification in a talking therapy such as CBT, DBT or MBT
- Qualifications in change management and service development skills
- CCT in General Adult Psychiatry
KNOWLEDGE: & EXPERIENCE:
Essential criteria
- Completed minimum of three years full time training in approved higher psychiatric training scheme.
- A detailed knowledge of main treatment approaches for severe mental illness including psychopharmacological interventions
Desirable criteria
- 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
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Uju Ugochukwu
- Job title
- Clinical Director & Consultant Psychiatrist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07783 894920
- Additional information
Closing date: 29th June 2025 (midnight)
Assessment date: TBC
Interview and AAC panel date: TBC
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