Job requirements
Essential
19 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Transport
Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
- Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning
Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning
Ability to work in and lead team
- Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning
Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
- Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning
Participated in continuous professional development
- Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning
Participated in research or service evaluation.
- Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning
Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
- Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning
Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
- Training, Qualifications and Registration
MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
- Training, Qualifications and Registration
Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise.
- Training, Qualifications and Registration
On the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
- Training, Qualifications and Registration
Approved Clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Training, Qualifications and Registration
Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Desirable
10 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning
Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning
Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning
Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
- Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning
Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
- Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning
Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients
- Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- Training, Qualifications and Registration
Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- Training, Qualifications and Registration
MRCPsych
- Training, Qualifications and Registration
Additional clinical qualifications
- Training, Qualifications and Registration
In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Job overview
Are you passionate about improving outcomes for women, babies and families during the perinatal period? Are you looking for a Consultant role that combines clinical excellence, leadership, teaching and service development within an award-winning specialist service?
We are seeking an enthusiastic Consultant Psychiatrist in Perinatal Mental Health to join our friendly, supportive and highly regarded Perinatal Mental Health Community Service (PMHCS) at Kent and Medway Mental Health Trust (KMMH).
This substantive 10 PA post is based within the West Kent Perinatal Team, with responsibility for women across West Kent and Ashford. You will join an experienced multidisciplinary team alongside an established Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist and work closely with specialist nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists, nursery nurses, peer support workers, social workers and a specialist perinatal pharmacist.
The role offers a rewarding mix of direct clinical care, leadership and innovation. You will provide specialist assessment and treatment for women experiencing moderate to severe perinatal mental illness, offer expert advice on prescribing in pregnancy and breastfeeding, manage a compact caseload and contribute to the continued development of a Royal College of Psychiatrists Quality Network accredited service.
We offer flexible and hybrid working through community clinics, home visits and virtual appointments.
Main duties of the job
- Provide expert psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, risk assessment and treatment for women experiencing moderate to severe mental illness during pregnancy and up to two years postnatally.
- Deliver specialist advice on the safe and effective use of psychotropic medication during pre-conception, pregnancy and breastfeeding to patients, maternity services, primary care and mental health colleagues.
- Work as a senior clinical leader within the multidisciplinary team, providing consultation, guidance, supervision and support to medical and non-medical colleagues.
- Collaborate closely with maternity, obstetric, health visiting, primary care, social care and safeguarding services to ensure high-quality, integrated care for women, infants and families.
- Contribute to the strategic development, quality improvement, clinical governance, teaching and research activities of the Perinatal Mental Health Community Service and the wider Trust.
- Participate in the Consultant on-call rota (currently 1:30, non-resident), provide Responsible Clinician duties where required, and support the delivery of safe, responsive and recovery-focused mental health care across Kent and Medway.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For detailed information regarding the role, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. The job description will provide you with the main duties and responsibilities of the role. The person specifications will detail the qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience required for the role.
Part time or job-share applications are welcome.
Our Benefits
Here are just some of our Benefits:
- A Recruitment Bonus of £15,000*
- Financial support for relocation of up to £8,000*
- Easy access to inhouse research team and academic opportunity through Kent’s own Medical school
- Generous annual leave and study leave entitlement and access to the fantastic NHS pension scheme
- Holiday of a Lifetime Scheme – Bank your annual leave to save up for that all important extended break
- Flexible working - just ask and we will try to help
- Excellent Learning and Development opportunities - We offer doctors at all grades the chance to engage in leadership, educational, research, quality improvement development and seek growth opportunities tailored to their areas of interest
- Free access to an independent counselling service
- Blue Light Card - A discount service for the NHS, with thousands of amazing discounts
- Car lease scheme
- A variety of staff network forums which empower, support and encourage network members and allies, to reflect KMPT values and promote equality and diversity.
*If you would like further information, or to know the full terms of the Recruitment Bonus and/or Relocation Allowance, then please contact our Medical Staffing Team: kmmh.medical.staffing@nhs.net
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 Psychiatrist in Perinatal Psychiatry with Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust in Maidstone, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 01 Nov 2026.
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