A Vacancy at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for a dynamic, charismatic consultant to join our North Perinatal Team. The service operates out of Peterborough City Care Centre with satellite clinics in Huntingdon (Newtown Centre) and Wisbech (Agenoria House). Our multidisciplinary secondary care Perinatal service works across the North of the County caring for women with severe or complex mental health needs who are planning a pregnancy, pregnant or have a child under one year of age. We work closely with colleagues across the system to support our patients from local maternity teams, health visiting mental health champions and primary care colleagues.
Perinatal Mental Health is a growing specialty with enormous potential for research and service development. We encourage applicants who are looking to develop and expand their specialist clinical skills in the Perinatal field. We are committed to caring for our staff and would consider flexible working requests based on the individual and team needs. We offer a mentorship programme for new consultants to support them in their first couple of years.
The post may be assigned Specialty Trainees or GPVTS Trainees on rotation.
We will consider applications from Higher trainees and those completing the CESR pathway. However, these candidates must be able to demonstrate in their application that they are either within 6 months of attainment of Higher Training CCT or their ability to submit their CESR portfolio within 3 months of the interview date.
§ Provide Clinical leadership and responsibility for provision of a specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team to the north half of the county of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough in a job share with the other consultant colleague
§ Advice, assessment, and management of patients with severe and/or complex mental health condition in the perinatal period and preconception counselling
§ Deliver evidence-based treatments and provide expertise in respect to treatment during pregnancy and breastfeeding
§ Liaise with statutory and non-statutory sector agencies including maternity, social services, primary care and secondary care colleagues
§ Ensure excellence in and continuity of care including safe and efficient patient records
§ Contribute to the teaching, training and mentoring of any junior medical staff and in-service training and supervision of multi-disciplinary team (MDT) members
§ Work closely with other consultants to provide appropriate Consultant cover 9 am to 5 pm and for periods of annual/study/special leave during the week
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
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Key Clinical Responsibilities
The post holder will provide clinical leadership to the team. He or she will contribute to provide advice, assessment of perinatal patients referred to the service for diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders and support MDT members who carry out assessment of patients in the team. She/he will help to facilitate accurate diagnosis and timely interventions so that patients and her family receive integrated, evidence-based treatment which can be delivered in a timely manner and in accordance with the recovery model. He or she will also provide ongoing treatments to patients that are evidence based and supported by NICE guidelines maintaining a bio psychosocial approach.
Post holder is required to maintain Section 12(2) status and Approved Clinician status and have a comprehensive awareness of Mental Health, Mental Capacity and Care Act legislation. He or she will be expected to participate in Mental Health Act assessments when possible.
The post holder is expected to be committed to a multidisciplinary approach to care and actively contribute to MDT meetings and formulation meetings and work in close collaboration with team members, care coordinators, other CPFT services and statutory agencies as required for the care of community patients.
The post holder has a role to foster close working relationship with key stakeholders in the perinatal pathway He or she will lead the perinatal training programme development locally and contributes to the perinatal training of the workforce.
The service
The Perinatal Mental Health Team (PMHT) is a specialist community mental health team. The team operates in two main locations, in Peterborough and Cambridge to meet with the local families’ need and to foster close working relationship with local maternity, health visiting, primary care, statutory and voluntary organization. The PMHT is a multidisciplinary team; psychiatrists, psychologists, perinatal clinical nurse specialists, occupational therapists, social workers, nursery nurses, support workers work together. The PMHT will go through further expansion in line with NHS England Long term Plan.
This advert closes on Tuesday 1 Apr 2025