# Specialty Doctor- Mother and Baby Unit > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialty-doctor-mother-and-baby-unit/877db478-e748-4b1e-8705-da0f0df558cd - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialty-doctor-mother-and-baby-unit/877db478-e748-4b1e-8705-da0f0df558cd.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Redesmere (Trust Headquarters) - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £63696.00 to £102689.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 6 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-26T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-12T10:55:35.863Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8324094 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8324094?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cwp.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit a part-time (6PAs) Speciality Dr to work within our Mother and Baby Unit in Chester. This post is to work on a new Mother and Baby Unit, a specialist provision for women with mental health problems during pregnancy and/or in the year after their baby is born. Patients in the postnatal period will have their babies with them during their time as an inpatient on the Mother and Baby Unit. The Mother and Baby Unit will be an 8 bedded unit with 6 beds commissioned by NHS England for the women of Cheshire and Merseyside and 2 beds commissioned by NHS Wales for the women of North Wales. The Mother and Baby Unit will also accept referrals for out of area women when there are beds available. ### Main duties of the job The post supports service delivery in the new Mother and Baby Unit, sited in Chester, which will have 8 beds, 6 beds commissioned by NHS England for the population of Cheshire and Merseyside and 2 beds commissioned by NHS Wales for the population of North Wales. The Mother and Baby Unit will also accept out of area referrals when beds are available. The post is offered on a basis of 3 days a week (6 PAs), 9am – 5pm. The successful applicant must have full registration with the GMC and continue to hold a License to Practice. The Specialty Doctor is expected to support the care for the inpatients of the Mother and Baby Unit but will also be available to provide consultation and advice to other team members and secondary community mental health services, although they are not required to act as care co-ordinator. Expert PNMH advice is available from Consultants in our CWP Community Perinatal Mental Health Team and from neighbouring Mental Health Trusts if emergencies. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role. At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values. CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it. Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or by calling 01244 393100. If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’ Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes. The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies. New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon! ### 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. ## Person Specification ### ELIGIBILITY **Essential** - Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment. - Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment **Desirable** - In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice ### Trust Values **Essential** - Demonstrate alignment with Trust Values (6 C’s: Commitment, Communication, Care, Courage, Compassion, Competency) ### Qualifications **Essential** - MB BS or equivalent medical qualification. - Minimum 4 years experience in post graduate training, at least two in a specialty training programme in general adult acute psychiatry including inpatient and community work or equivalent experience and competencies. **Desirable** - Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management - MRCPsych - Additional clinical qualifications. ### CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Excellent knowledge in specialty - Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge - Excellent oral and written communication skills in English - Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty - Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others - Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA **Desirable** - Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 736.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10646049) - [oh (pdf, 736.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10646050) - [trust profile (pdf, 521.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2737) - [privacy notice (pdf, 177.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1515) - [application guide (pdf, 28.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2738) - [dbs update service applicant guide (pdf, 228.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=623) - [recruitment of ex-offenders policy (pdf, 167.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=618) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.