Job summary
This is an established 10 PA post for a Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist working within the Perinatal Psychiatry Service based at St. Nicholas Hospital. This vacancy has arisen with Consultant leaving the community service and the successful candidate will work with the well-established perinatal team.
LTFT candidates are welcome to apply.
Please note, we can not sponsor GMC for this role.
Main duties of the job
This is a full time post and the post holder will be a key senior clinician in the Perinatal Mental Service.
They will hold weekly outpatient clinics seeing direct referrals from 's, Psychiatrists and Obstetricians, or the CPN's in the Perinatal Team and they will use new ways of working to participate in the review of patients within the Perinatal Community Mental Health Team, reviewing patients at home or in the outpatient clinics.
They will also provide (or ensure referral to the appropriate service for provision of) up to date evidence-based interventions, communicating and liaising with relatives, carers, GP's and other disciplines and agencies as appropriate.
The consultant will also assess and make recommendations under the Mental Health Act (Section 12(2) approved) and act as a Responsible Clinician for detained patients and complete any administrative tasks necessary for the fulfilment of the clinical role.
They will provide cross-cover for the other consultant in the service and provide medical leadership to the Perinatal Community Mental Health Team, collaborating with senior colleagues and taking a lead role in service improvements and development.
About us
Why us?
1. Up to £8k relocation package
2. 30 days study leave (every 3 years) with a generous study leave allowance
3. Flexible working opportunities created with you involved in your job plan
4. Remote working available as suits service needs
5. Dedicated and protected SPA time
6. Focus on creating a healthy workforce by investing heavily in health and wellbeing accessible support including emotional, physical, social, psychological financial and career well being
7. Teaching and research opportunities available
8. Stimulating CPD sessions and programs including mentoring, medical leadership, and coaching
9. Teaching opportunities in our brand-new state of the art Medical Education Centre
10. Employee Excellence awards
11. Plus, lots more employee benefits including discounts. Find out more
As an added bonus, the Trust is located in the Northeast of England and Cumbria which is an area of outstanding natural beauty, containing national parks, ancient heritage sites and major cities supported by excellent national and international transport links. The area is predominantly rural and contains the Lake District National Park which is considered one of England's finest areas of natural beauty.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide senior medical input to the Perinatal Community Team in Tyne & Wear. They will hold three weekly outpatient clinics at St. Nicholas Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne (2 clinics) and Monkwearmouth Hospital, Sunderland (1 clinic), typically seeing one new patient and 4 follow-up patients per clinic. The post holder will contribute to the consultant on-call rota (area negotiable), which is currently 1 in 16.
Please refer to the attached job description and personal specification for further information.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
12. Registered as a Specialist in Psychiatry on GMC Specialist Register (or are eligible for such inclusion) or within six months of gaining CCT
13. Approved under the section 12 (2) of the Mental Health Act or equivalent, or willing and eligible to apply for approval
14. Approved Clinician status, or willing and eligible to apply for approval
Desirable
15. Another post-graduate qualification (other than MRCPsych)
16. Specialist training in Perinatal Mental Health
Knowledge
Essential
17. Up-to-date knowledge in the field of Perinatal Psychiatry
18. Awareness of current issues in mental health service provision, policy and legislation
Desirable
19. Specialist interest in an area relevant to Perinatal Psychiatry
20. Completion of training related to Perinatal Mental Health
21. Specialist interest as demonstrated by publications or presentations to learned societies
Experience
Essential
22. Prior experience of providing clinical care for women in the perinatal period
23. Experience of multidisciplinary team working
24. Experience of community oriented services for people with severe mental illness
Desirable
25. Wide clinical experience of Perinatal Psychiatry both in an inpatient and community
26. Experience of multiagency work, especially with user, carer and voluntary organisations
27. Experience in service management development