Job overview
Speciality Doctor in Perinatal Psychiatry
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission. We are delighted to advertise for a 10 PA Consultant Psychiatry or Speciality Doctor Post in Perinatal Psychiatry to work as part of the award-winning Northamptonshire Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service. This is a new post due to a successful uplift in funding as part of the Long Term Plan ambitions for Perinatal Mental Health. The role can be based at Campbell House Northampton or at alternative venues within the county. We are pleased to offer the opportunity to utilise a hybrid approach to working including both video and face to face working subject to local agreement. The service delivers a county wide provision across the county of Northamptonshire.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide medical leadership alongside the existing Perinatal Consultant Psychiatrists and will undertake specialist assessment, diagnosis and treatment of women in the perinatal period including preconception and up to a year postnatal with follow up to 2 years where there is an identified perinatal need. Other duties will include:
- To provide specialist advice to GPs, Consultant Obstetricians and Adult Mental Health clinicians on the use of Psychotropic medication during pregnancy and breastfeeding
- To provide specialist input into risk assessment, care planning, and crisis planning for women with a pre-existing mental health need, new onset severe mental health condition or who have been identified as being at risk postpartum
- To undertake urgent assessments of women who have symptoms of Post-partum psychosis
- Provide clinical input into the development of policies, procedures and clinical guidelines, to support the service and the wider perinatal mental health pathway
- Provide a leadership role to the local health community, raising awareness, knowledge and skills through training, information and provision of up to date evidence based guidance and advice.
The post holder will demonstrate a commitment to clinical excellence and an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. The ability to travel to all locations within the Trust is essential.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Northamptonshire is a county with varied countryside and numerous small villages as well as a range of good housing, excellent rail and road connections to London and elsewhere and good schools making it an attractive place for family living.
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- • Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels.
- • Ability to present complex information to a variety of audiences including courts and tribunals
- • Ability to motivate and develop junior Medical Staff and other MDT members
- • To balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and Trust as a whole
- • An understanding of the political and financial framework within which the Services operate
- • Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
- • Post holder will need to take initiative and work in a self-directed manner.
Desirable
- • Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- • Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- • Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
Behaviours and Values
Essential
- • In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
- • Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
- • Ability to work independently as well as part of A MDT
- • Able to form a good working relationship with the peer group
- • Willingness to undertake training and CPD in areas appropriate to this post
- • Ability to work under pressure
- • Willingness to participate in in-house training
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- • MRCPsych
- • Full GMC Registration
- On specialist Register/CCT in General Adult psychiatry or eligible for Inclusion within six months
- Approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act
Desirable
- • Additional Postgraduate Qualifications
- • Publication of original research
- Experience in Perinatal Psychiatry
- Management Training
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This advert is for Speciality Doctor in Perinatal Psychiatry with Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Kettering, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £63,696 - £102,689 pa pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 09 Aug 2026.
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