Consultant Psych Perinatal Psychiatry *Generous Recruitment Package*
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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.
Applying for this NHS job
This advert is for Consultant Psych Perinatal Psychiatry *Generous Recruitment Package* with Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in Norwich, East of England, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 gross per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Jun 2026.
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