Speciality Doctor - Mother and Baby Unit
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Main area Speciality Doctor - Mother and Baby Unit Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 6 sessions per week Job ref 373-MED1226-A RR
Site Mother and Baby Unit Town Chester Salary £59,175 - £95,400 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 20/03/2025 23:59
Job overview
**We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000**
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time (6 PA’s) Speciality Dr in Perinatal Mental Health Inpatient Unit. The post holder will be a core member of the new Mother and Baby Unit, Seren Lodge.
The successful applicant will work alongside the Consultant for Seren Lodge Mother and Baby Unit but also have good links to the Specialist Community Perinatal Mental Health Service which has 4 Consultants working across Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Trust.
This post is to work on a new Mother and Baby Unit, a specialist provision for women with mental health problems during pregnancy and/or in the year after their baby is born. Patients in the postnatal period will have their babies with them during their time as an inpatient on the Mother and Baby Unit. The Mother and Baby Unit will be an 8 bedded unit with 6 beds commissioned by NHS England for the women of Cheshire and Merseyside and 2 beds commissioned by NHS Wales for the women of North Wales.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be directly involved with the assessment, diagnoses and management of pregnant and post-natal women who are inpatients on the Mother and Baby Unit referred with severe, complex difficulties or prominent risk issues.
Utilise a flexible approach to delivery of clinical care so that it best meets the needs of mother and infant at any given time.
Support colleagues in other specialist mental health services and within primary care and other inpatient wards – particularly GPs, midwives, health visitors, IAPT and social care services - to facilitate all women receiving evidenced based, good quality mental health care during the perinatal period.
Contribute to the education and training of staff from a variety of disciplines that meet women during the perinatal period.
Contribute to the development of the service and be actively involved in the critical evaluation of its effectiveness over time.
Be readily available during the working week so that medical and nursing staff can communicate and consult freely.
Ensure that management plans are clearly displayed in the medical records and undertake administrative duties associated with the care of the patient.
To act as an Approved Clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 and carry out duties in accordance to the code of practice.
Working for our organisation
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.
We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Person specification
Qualifications
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
* Minimum 4 years experience in post graduate training, at least two in a specialty training programme in general adult acute psychiatry including inpatient and community work or equivalent experience and competencies.
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* Additional clinical qualifications.
ELIGIBILITY
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
* Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment.
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
* Excellent knowledge in specialty.
* Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
* Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
* Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
* Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
* Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
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