Locum Consultant Psychiatrist - Ward | South West and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust

Consultant Psychiatrist 10PAs

The Trust is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist for Ward 2 following the current post holder moving to an alternative post within the organisation. This is an established post at Springfield Hospital, in Tooting, London SW17.

Ward 2 is part of the Trust’s overall acute adult inpatient system of 8 acute Wards and 1 male PICU. Adult acute wards are based at Springfield Hospital, Tooting
- Ward 1 (male PICU), Ward 2, Ward 3, Jupiter Ward, Lavender Ward, Laurel Ward (male only), and Rose Ward (female only); and at Tolworth Hospital – Lilacs Ward and Ellis Ward. Ward 2 delivers a high quality, recovery focused, mental service to an ethnically and financially diverse population in South West London. It is an 18 bedded, mixed gender acute adult ward.

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.

The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ and we aim to be ‘outstanding’.

We are proud to be inclusive and diverse, striving to be actively anti‑racist and to involve local communities. 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.

• To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust’s personnel policies and procedures.
• To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.
• To undertake the administrative duties and record keeping associated with the care of patients.
• To participate in service and business planning activity for the Ward and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.
• To carry a mobile smart phone during working hours provided and paid for by the Trust and be contactable by members of the team and other colleagues by phone and email.
• To work flexibly and creatively as part of a multidisciplinary team promoting informed risk taking and anti‑discriminatory practice.
• To communicate clearly and effectively with staff of all major disciplines concerned with provision of mental health care.
• To participate in annual appraisal for consultants.
• To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.
• To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2)/AC approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.
• To participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical manager (ACD), which will include consultation, in order to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation.
• To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.
• To comply with the Trust’s agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the medical director and other managers in preparing plans for services.

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