Consultant Psych Perinatal Psychiatry *Generous Recruitment Package*


Location
Salary
£113565.00 to £150569.00
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
14 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
18 Aug 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

16 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Teaching

    Experience of supervising junior medical staff

  • Teaching

    Teaching and presentation skills

  • Attributes

    Effective team working

  • Attributes

    Leadership qualities

  • Attributes

    Flexibility

  • Attributes

    Driving license/able to travel independently

  • Attributes

    Research

  • Experience

    3 years or equivelent medical experience

  • Experience

    6 months experience in relevant clinical area

  • Experience

    Evidence of knowledge of diagnosis, treatment + management of complex mental illness

  • Qualifications

    Entry on the GMC Register with licence to practise

  • Qualifications

    Approved Clinician Status

  • Qualifications

    Section 12(2) approval under the Mental Health Act

  • Qualifications

    Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCST

  • Clinical Governance

    A clear understanding of Clinical Governance

  • Clinical Governance

    Demonstrate a commitment to open review of practice

Desirable

Not listed in the available specification.

Job overview

  • All of our substantive Consultant vacancies attract a ‘New Starter’ package of £15,000 spread over 3 years as a recruitment bonus
  • All new starters receive up to £12,000 relocation package
  • CPD is being paid at the higher level of £2000 per annum with the facility accumulating annual funding for up to three years to accommodate accessing higher cost development opportunities
  • ‘Holiday of a lifetime scheme’: Consultants and Specialty Doctors can bank/accrue annual leave over a period of up to 5 years, to facilitate an extended period of leave. The scheme enables the opportunity for planning a ‘holiday of a lifetime’ or extended paid break

The Trust is looking to recruit a full time Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Community Perinatal Mental Health team.

This post relates to the whole of the county of Suffolk, providing care to a population of approximately 625,000 people. The perinatal service in Suffolk consistently and significantly exceeds the access target that 670 patients should access the service in the previous 12 months.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to have a senior clinical leadership role within the perinatal service alongside the team managers and service lead and to have a lead role in the continued development of the Perinatal Mental Health pathways alongside the Clinical Lead.

The postholder will work alongside the consultants in the Norfolk and Waveney Community Perinatal Mental Health Service and the Kingfisher Mother and Baby Unit to provide specialist perinatal health care and leadership to the PMHT(s). They will work collaboratively with other organisations and system partners.

The post holder will work in several settings including Trust facilities, other trust facilities, primary care, children’s centres and patient residencies.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is a full-time (10 session) role with 7.5 clinical sessions including clinics and team meetings and 2.5 SPAs which can be used for a range of activities as well as CPD to be discussed with the Medical Director.

Please see the attached job description for more information.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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This advert is for Consultant Psych Perinatal Psychiatry *Generous Recruitment Package* with Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in Norwich, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £113565.00 to £150569.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 14 Sep 2026.

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