Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry - Rose Ward

Job overview

Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry - Rose Ward

4 months Fixed Term Contract

Full Time - 40 hours per week

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidate to work as Clinical Fellow in our Inpatient Wards in General Adult Psychiatry.

This is for Full time (40 hours per week) post at South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust, based at Springfield Hospital, Tooting, London

This post is being offered at the equivalent of Core Trainee level, and the appointment would be at a grade based on the qualifications and experience of the applicant. The post will be for 3 months initially to cover a gap in the Resident Doctor rotation. However, there is the possibility that the post may be extended for a further 4 months, subject to availability and funding.

As this is a short term role, there is no offer of sponsorship for a Skilled Worker visa.

Prospective applicants must ensure that they already have a right to live and work in the UK.

Main duties of the job

Successful applicants will work at Springfield Hospital, as part of an MDT in in-patient psychiatric wards. The clinical supervisor will be the ward consultant, who is solely based on the ward. The ward also has a GP trainee and Middle Grade doctor.

The post is suitable for doctors at several stages of their career including Post Foundation Year 2 and doctors seeking attainment of specific expertise in an FY3 year.

The post will also suit doctors seeking to enhance their portfolio to gain entry to the training grades and doctors already in non-training Grade positions e.g. SAS doctors or Trust Fellows who are seeking a formal educational structure to their posts.

Training, educational opportunities will be available to successful candidates, including attendance at the weekly academic programme.

There is no out of hours on-call duty for this role. However, there may be an opportunity to take part in the on-call rota to cover gaps, if desired and subject to availability.

Participation in the Daytime Duty Doctor cover is mandatory.

If you are an energetic and motivated doctor who would like to join our service, then we would like to hear from you. We look forward to receiving your application.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This 3-month Clinical Fellow (CF) post is offered from 2nd December 2026 at core trainee equivalent level. Successful applicants will work as ward doctors in friendly, modern in-patient environments.

Further details in the attached Job Description.

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.