Specialty Doctor - Inpatient Services - Rose Ward

A Vacancy at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

Specialty Doctor - Inpatient Psychiatry

1 year Fixed Term Contract

We are seeking to recruit a suitably qualified and experienced Specialty Doctor, preferably with S12 approval to join our team on ROSE Ward.

Rose ward is an inpatient ward based at Springfield University Hospital, 15 Springfield Drive, London, SW17 0YF in Tooting and formspart of the inpatient provision of the Trust’s Acute and Urgent Care Service Line, which includes 8 acute adult wards and a PICU.

The ward is a newly open ward for acutely mixed gender i.e. male and female patients for short stays and it is located on our Springfield hospital site. It was opened in June 2026.

We are a progressive, financially stable mental health trust which has been rated ‘good’ by the CQC both overall and specifically for our acute & urgent care services.

The Acute & Urgent Care Service Line comprises Acute General Psychiatric Wards on two hospital sites, intensive care unit, a psychiatric decision unit, acute care co-ordination and advanced clinical practice teams, home treatment and street triage teams, perinatal psychiatry, liaison psychiatric teams at three general hospitals, and two recovery cafés. All our clinicians are able to participate in a Trustwide quality improvement programme.

We are investing in further improvements to our mental health services, including a major redevelopment programme on both the Springfield and Tolworth sites.

If you are a capable, committed practitioner who would like to be part of this up-and-coming service, we would like to hear from you.

South-West London & St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust is a provider of the full range of mental health services in South West London. It was established in 1994 initially providing services in the London Boroughs of Merton and Wandsworth. The Trust has grown substantially over the years, and now serves a local population of over 1 million people across the Boroughs of Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth

To be successful in this role, candidates are expected to have completed 2 years Foundation studies i.e. completion of FY1 and FY2 (or equivalent two years) as well as 2 years at Core trainee level (i.e. CT1 and CT2 or equivalent).

The appointment would be at a grade based on the qualifications and experience of the applicant. The post will be initially for 12 months. But there is the possibility that the post may be extended by mutual agreement and subject to availability of funding.

Please refer the Job Description for further details.

This advert closes on Sunday 24 May 2026