# Specialty Doctor - Perinatal Psychiatry

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust NHS Trust
- **Location:** Trust Headquarters, Trinity Building, Springfield University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Psychiatry
- **Grade:** Senior
- **Salary:** £63,696 - £102,689 per annum plus London Zone Allowance
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 7 months (January 2027 - July 2027)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-15T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-29T15:50:40.169Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Tooting_London/South_West_London_St_Georges_Mental_Health_NHS_Trust/Perinatal_Ward/Perinatal_Ward-v8403861
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8403861?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Specialty Doctor - Perinatal Psychiatry

Full Time - 10PAs

The Trust is seeking to appoint an energetic and motivated Specialty Doctor, ideally with Section 12 Approval, to work on its Perinatal Ward based in Sutton to support the consultant psychiatrist in providing high quality clinical care to our patients.

This is a full-time post (10PAs) to work with the Sutton and Merton sub team and the Sutton and Merton Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist.

This opportunity has arisen as a result of the current post holder, being offered a secondment for this period of time.

### Main duties of the job

The primary focus of the role will be to provide perinatal outpatient care for the boroughs of Sutton and Merton, working with the wider MDT and taking part on the educational and improvement program of the service. It is a great opportunity to learn more about perinatal mental health and the management of common psychiatric presentations in the antenatal and postnatal period.

This is a well-supported post in a stable, energetic, and lovely team, with the option of participating in quality improvement projects.

Previous perinatal mental health experience is desirable. We are happy to support the incoming doctor to register for the Perinatal Masterclasses taking place in January 2027.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached JDPS for detailed job description and main responsibilities.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- - Experience of working in Perinatal Psychiatry
- - Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- - Some knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental capacity Act, the functions of the Mental Health Review Tribunals and Hospital Managers' Hearings

**Desirable**

- - Experience of managing functional neurological disorders
- - Experience of delivering psychological treatments in neuropsychiatric conditions
- - Experience of working in neuropsychiatry, neurosciences r general hospital settings

### Knowledge/Skills

**Essential**

- - Specialist training in the treatment of patients with psychiatric conditions

### Training/Qualifications

**Essential**

- - Primary Medical degree
- - Full GMC registration.
- - MRCPsych or equivalent.
- - Experience of working in Perinatal Psychiatry

**Desirable**

- - Included on the GMCs Specialist Register or eligible for such inclusion.
- - Experience of working in Liaison Psychiatry

## 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 (docx, 494.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10735555)
- [personal details and fitness to practice (doc, 26.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=490)

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