Specialty Doctor-Ellis Ward

Job overview

The Trust is seeking an energetic and motivated specialty doctor, ideally  with Section 12 Approval, to work on male only acute inpatient ward to support the consultant psychiatrist in providing high quality clinical care to our patients

Main duties of the job

This post is based at Tolworth Hospital, Red Lion Rd, Tolworth, Surbiton KT6 7QU. Ellis Ward forms part of the inpatient provision of the Trust’s Acute and Urgent Care Service Line, which includes 8 acute adult wards and a PICU, based on 2 sites, Springfield Hospital in Tooting, and Tolworth Hospital in Surbiton.

There are 10 Programmed Activities. These clinical sessions will be on Ellis Ward, within the Inpatient Services of South West London & St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust (“the Trust”).

The appointed Specialty Doctor will be clinically supervised by the Ellis Ward Consultant Psychiatrist (Dr Jose Felix Mendez Jimenez).

The job plan will be reviewed regularly and may be modified reflecting changing needs within the service.

Ellis ward is a mixed 20 bedded ward. Over the last 12months, on average, there were 12 admissions/transfers in, and 10 discharges/transfers out per month.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Attending the 9am daily handover meeting and running MDT meetings in the absence of the consultant

Please see attached JDPS for detailed  job description and main responsibilities