South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust • London BR3 3BX

Locum Consultant Psychiatrist in Forensic Psychiatry - Spring ward

About this role

A Vacancy at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

Applications are invited for an enthusiastic candidate to work on Spring ward.

Spring ward is a 15-bedded female medium secure ward at River House, Bethlem Royal Hospital. It provides inpatient secure care to women from south London.

A locum consultant is required from August 2026 until November 2026.

This post is 8 PAs (30 hours) and includes 2.0 SPAs. There will also be a request to join the on-call forensic consultant rota (circa 1 in 13), paid at an additional 1%.

The successful candidate will be supported by consultant forensic colleagues and AMDs across SLAM Forensic Service, which includes 6 other inpatient wards based at the Bethlem Royal Hospital and 3 further community forensic teams.

If successful at shortlisting stage, you will be invited for an interview.

Please refer to the Job description for further details and please do get in touch if you want to know more or to arrange a site visit.

This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Jun 2026