Job summary
- Main area
- General Adult Psychiatry
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 294-MEDI-0455-CS
- Employer
- South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wilson Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum pro rata plus London Zone Allowance
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist - Merton 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
The Trust is seeking a consultant psychiatrist for the South West Merton Integrated Recovery Hub. This is an established post. The vacancy has arisen because of the substantive postholder has resigned from the post.
This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic, enthusiastic consultant psychiatrist to join this dynamic team.
Main duties of the job
The postholder with provide medical and clinical leadership to the South West Merton Integrated Recovery Hub (IRH) within Adult Mental Health Services for Merton. The South West Merton IRH (with internal GP alignment) is one of three such teams in the London Borough of Merton, the other being North East Merton IRH. Both IRHs provide treatment and care for those with more complex and enduring needs, alongside a Merton Primary Care Liaison Service which operates as a clearly defined single point of access for all community referrals and a Merton Home Treatment Team. In addition, there are separate community teams for Early Intervention in Psychosis (Sutton and Merton EIS) and a Complex Needs Service for people with Personality Disorder (Sutton and Merton CNS). There is also a Trust run Merton Talking Therapies service comprising of IAPT and wellbeing services for patients with mild/moderate mental health difficulties.
Working for our organisation
The Trust has an excellent reputation for developing innovative clinical services including the Recovery College and SUN Project. Our Recovery College has been visited by overseas healthcare commissioners, who have gone on to develop similar services abroad in collaboration with our Trust. The Trust is also proud to have also developed a range of new, progressive, public facing services including Crisis Cafes and a Mental Health Support Line.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post will be managerially/operationally accountable to the Clinical Director for the Community (adult) Service Line and responsible to the Associate Clinical Director for the borough.
The Consultant will have Section 12 (2) approval of the Mental Health Act and Approved Clinician status. (or eligibility)
Please see attached JDPS for detailed Job Description and main responsibilities
Person specification
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
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
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS:
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in research, and outcomes of studies
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree in research Completion of a research project and evidence of it’s dissemination
- Publication in a peer reviewed journal
TEACHING
Essential criteria
- Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry
Desirable criteria
- Teaching Qualification
- Evidence of feedback good from students
PERSONAL SKILLS AND CHARACTERISTICS:
Essential criteria
- Ability to remain calm under pressure Ability to inspire others Ability to provide good clinical leadership Ability to effect change Ability to negotiate and collaborate with first, second and third sector organisations to identify shared agendas and meet common goals,Ability to work co-operatively in multi- disciplinary teams Ability to manage and adapt to change
- Willingness to supervise junior medical staff and staff from allied disciplines Willingness to take on a fair share of Trustwide duties Commitment to personal, team and service development
Desirable criteria
- Personal experience of mental illness Personal experience of social distress
- Evidence of helping others who have suffered physical, mental or social misfortune Evidence of seeking feedback as a way of improving one’s
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
- Medical Staffing
- Job title
- Medical Staffing
- Email address
- [email protected]
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