# Specialty Doctor - Older Adult Psychiatry > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialty-doctor-older-adult-psychiatry/9508e73c-5a73-444c-8b73-3794e7034a9e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialty-doctor-older-adult-psychiatry/9508e73c-5a73-444c-8b73-3794e7034a9e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £61,542 - £99,216 Per annum pro rata plus London Zone Allowance - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Full Time) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-21T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T16:31:02.871Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Teddington/South_West_London_St_Georges_Mental_Health_NHS_Trust/Older_Adult_Psychiatry/Older_Adult_Psychiatry-v8060649 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8060649?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Specialty Doctor 10PAs 12 months Fixed Term Contract The Trust is seeking to appoint a full time Specialty Doctor within the Richmond Older People Community Psychiatry team. This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic and dynamic Doctor with experience in Older Adult Psychiatry to join this effective, friendly and rewarding service. In order to be shortlisted for this role, candidates must have a minimum of 4 years clinical experience as follows: - 2 years Foundation Training (i.e. FY1 and FY2) or equivalent experience - 2 years post Foundation Training ( i.e. CT1/ ST1 - CT2/ST2) or equivalent experience. ### Main duties of the job The successful candidate will work closely with a senior Consultant providing support and must demonstrate a commitment to clinical excellence and an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, in order to provide excellent  medical service to the patients.  This is a varied role and will include working across the Memory Assessment Service, Care Home Liaison Service and the Recovery and Support Team. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities In this post the Specialty Doctor will participate in the work of the  Older Adult Psychiatry team in a large, general teaching hospital.  He/she will undertake supervised psychiatric assessment and treatment of patients. The post holder will work across all sub-teams ( Memory Assessment Service, Recovery Support Team and Care Home Liaison Service) to provide a high quality of care with an on-going commitment to strive for the highest standard of clinical care as well as the need to maximise service user and carer experience drawing on both knowledge and Evidence Based Practice. Richmond Mental Health Services for Older People provide specialist assessments and care for those aged over 75 years, and those with a confirmed diagnosis of dementia of all ages, although there is flexibility depending on need. Please refer attached JDPS for detailed information For further details / informal visits contact: Medical Staffing ## Job Details Specialty Doctor 10PAs 12 months Fixed Term Contract The Trust is seeking to appoint a full time Specialty Doctor within the Richmond Older People Community Psychiatry team. This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic and dynamic Doctor with experience in Older Adult Psychiatry to join this effective, friendly and rewarding service. In order to be shortlisted for this role, candidates must have a minimum of 4 years clinical experience as follows: 2 years Foundation Training (i.e. FY1 and FY2) or equivalent experience 2 years post Foundation Training ( i.e. CT1/ ST1 - CT2/ST2) or equivalent experience. ## Job Description The successful candidate will work closely with a senior Consultant providing support and must demonstrate a commitment to clinical excellence and an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, in order to provide excellent medical service to the patients. This is a varied role and will include working across the Memory Assessment Service, Care Home Liaison Service and the Recovery and Support Team. ## Responsibilities In this post the Specialty Doctor will participate in the work of the Older Adult Psychiatry team in a large, general teaching hospital. He/she will undertake supervised psychiatric assessment and treatment of patients. The post holder will work across all sub-teams ( Memory Assessment Service, Recovery Support Team and Care Home Liaison Service) to provide a high quality of care with an on-going commitment to strive for the highest standard of clinical care as well as the need to maximise service user and carer experience drawing on both knowledge and Evidence Based Practice. Richmond Mental Health Services for Older People provide specialist assessments and care for those aged over 75 years, and those with a confirmed diagnosis of dementia of all ages, although there is flexibility depending on need. Please refer attached JDPS for detailed information For further details / informal visits contact: Medical Staffing ## Person Specification ### QUALIFICATIONS **Essential** - Primary Medical degree. - Full GMC registration - At least 4 years postgraduate medical experience, of which at least 2 years working in psychiatry - Eligible for S12 approval and able to obtain this within 6 months of appointment **Desirable** - MRCPsych or equivalent - Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act ### KNOWLEDGE: & EXPERIENCE: **Essential** - Experience of general adult psychiatry - Assessment of simple or complex mental illness - Teamwork ,Communication ,Ongoing commitment to CPD **Desirable** - Experience of Older Adult Psychiatry - Experience of inpatient psychiatry - Experience of crisis & home treatment - Teaching experience - Experience of managing physical and mental disorder at a middle-grade level - Evidence of active engagement in audit/ quality improvement - Evidence of recent appraisal ### PERSONAL SKILLS AND CHARACTERISTICS **Essential** - 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 - 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 - Ability to work co-operatively in multi- disciplinary teams Ability to manage and adapt to change **Desirable** - 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 skills ## Documents - [trust strategy (pdf, 3.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1559) - [trust values (pdf, 785.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2069) - [staff benefits (pdf, 239.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2318) - [swlstg diversity (pdf, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2314) - [swlstg privacy notice (pdf, 106.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2510) - [dbs information for candidates (pdf, 109.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=627) - [anti racism values into actions (pdf, 815.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2865) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 680.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10350901) - [personal details and fitness to practice (doc, 26.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=490) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.