Consultant Psychiatrist in Perinatal Psychiatry (South)

Job overview

The post is in Cambridge, Union House. The newly appointed consultant psychiatrist will work in job share with another substantive consultant perinatal psychiatrist to provide clinical leadership of the South Perinatal Mental Health Team and offer advice, assessment, and treatment for all perinatal patients with severe and/or complex mental health condition in the area.   Consultant is expected to form close working relationships with local maternity, health visiting mental health champions as well as primary care colleagues and the Primary care Mental Health team. Consultant is  expected to foster close working relationship with the local Mother and Baby Unit, Kingfisher MBU, Norwich.

The post may be assigned Specialty Trainees or GPVTS Trainees on rotation.

Main duties of the job

• Provide Clinical leadership and responsibility for provision of a specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team to the South 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 colleague.
• 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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.

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.