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Job overview
The Greater Manchester Perinatal Service has been developed to deliver perinatal mental health care in an integrated manner across the whole system. This is an opportunity for a Specialty Doctor to join a well-established, reputable perinatal service that delivers perinatal mental health care in a unique manner based on a whole system approach.
The team consists of: • 3 x Substantive Consultant Psychiatrists • 1 x Specialty Doctor (this post) • 1 x Core Trainee • 1 x Team Manager • Community Psychiatric Nurses • OT • Social Worker • Advanced Clinical Practitioner • Community Nursery Nurses • Psychologists • Medical Secretaries • Team Administrator
Main duties of the job
- The Specialty doctor will be expected to hold a caseload and carry out antenatal and postnatal outpatient clinics • Assess new patients and follow-up patients on the caseload • Carry out MHA assessments as appropriate and respond to urgent requests from the team • Support the team and carry out urgent home visits as they arise throughout the week. • Liaise with social workers, specialist mental health midwives, care co-ordinators from other mental health teams, health visitors and other health and social care professionals involved in a patient’s care • The Specialty doctor will be expected to engage in clinical supervision and discuss cases at the weekly MDT • To complete contemporaneous notes and complete referrals in a timely manner • The Specialty doctor will be expected to give advice to GPs around medication in the perinatal period • The Specialty doctor will be expected to raise safeguarding concerns appropriately and action social care referrals in a timely manner
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details about this role and the responsibilities please see attached full Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
Eligibilty
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
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
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This advert is for Specialty Doctor - Perinatal Psychiatry - Cluster 2 with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, North West, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £63,696 - £102,689 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Jul 2026.
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