Job summary
Consultant Psychiatrist or Speciality Doctor in Perinatal Psychiatry
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission. We are delighted to advertise for a 10 PA Consultant Psychiatry or Speciality Doctor Post in Perinatal Psychiatry to work as part of the award-winning Northamptonshire Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service. This is a new post due to a successful uplift in funding as part of the Long Term Plan ambitions for Perinatal Mental Health. The role can be based at Campbell House Northampton or at alternative venues within the county. We are pleased to offer the opportunity to utilise a hybrid approach to working including both video and face to face working subject to local agreement. The service delivers a county wide provision across the county of Northamptonshire.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide medical leadership alongside the existing Perinatal Consultant Psychiatrists and will undertake specialist assessment, diagnosis and treatment of women in the perinatal period including preconception and up to a year postnatal with follow up to 2 years where there is an identified perinatal need. Other duties will include:
1. To provide specialist advice to GPs, Consultant Obstetricians and Adult Mental Health clinicians on the use of Psychotropic medication during pregnancy and breastfeeding
2. To provide specialist input into risk assessment, care planning, and crisis planning for women with a pre-existing mental health need, new onset severe mental health condition or who have been identified as being at risk postpartum
3. To undertake urgent assessments of women who have symptoms of Post-partum psychosis
4. Provide clinical input into the development of policies, procedures and clinical guidelines, to support the service and the wider perinatal mental health pathway
5. Provide a leadership role to the local health community, raising awareness, knowledge and skills through training, information and provision of up to date evidence based guidance and advice.
The post holder will demonstrate a commitment to clinical excellence and an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. The ability to travel to all locations within the Trust is essential.
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working for your organisation
We have developed an exciting induction programme to meet the Perinatal Competency Framework and provide regular supervision and training for all our staff. There will be opportunities for further training via local and regional delivered training programmes. We have strong links with the East Midlands Regional Perinatal Network. The post holder will also be expected to contribute to the development of a locally agreed programme that delivers training to health and social care professionals in Northamptonshire.
The Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service has quickly adapted to new ways of working throughout Covid-19 including the use of remote consultations for both direct clinical work, supervision and Multi Disciplinary Team meetings.
There are many opportunities to be involved in clinical research and you will have access to the Trust research fellows to help develop research ideas. The Trust already has a portfolio of research studies in Old Age Dementia and Physical Health.
The trust is leading nationally on physical treatments in mental health, nurse administered ECT, rTMS and ketamine infusion. We also have research collaboration with the Open University along with Nottingham, Oxford and Northampton University.
The Trust hosts Undergraduates from Leicester Medical schools with numerous opportunities to teach this cohort.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
6. oOn Specialist Register/CCT in General Adult Psychiatry or eligible for inclusion within six months.
7. oApproval under Section12 of the Mental Health Act
Desirable
8. oPublication of original research Additional Postgraduate Qualifications
9. oManagement training
Skills
Essential
10. oExcellent written and verbal communication skills
11. oAbility to present complex information to a variety of audiences including courts and tribunals
12. oAbility to motivate and develop junior Medical Staff and other MDT members
13. oPost holder will need to take initiative and work in a self-directed manner
Desirable
14. oWide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
15. oAble to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post