Specialty Doctor | West London NHS Trust


Company:	West London Mental Health Trust
Salary:	£63,696 - £102,689 Per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, W6 8NF
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	27 Jul 2026
Closing date:	26 Aug 2026

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Summary

The Trust is seeking a speciality doctor to work on acute in patient ward at Hammersmith and Fulham Mental Health Unit. The post holder will work as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team lead by consultant psychiatrist who is the line manager for the post. The post holder will be based on one ward and work with one team however at times, will be requires to work with other inpatient teams as part of their 10 PA job. Our acute general adult wards focussed on prompt initiation of safe effective treatments, and eliminating all non-clinical delays from our patient pathways

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of an extremely capable ward team, including on-going co-production projects improving physical health care, improving patient experience, and opportunities to develop in-patient care further.

The post holder will also work in partnership with multidisciplinary team lead by the team consultant, and will work closely with ward team manager, unit manager and local lead to provide leadership, clinical supervision and development to the multi-disciplinary ward team. They will participate in the multi-disciplinary team providing senior assessments, advice and supervision, and lead ward rounds with the MDT, patients and carers.

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Aug 2026

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