Consultant Psychiatrist in Perinatal Psychiatry inPeterborough inPeterborough PUBLISHED THU 23 JAN 2025

The posts are in Peterborough City care centre and having satellite clinics in Huntingdon Newtown Centre and Wisbech Agenoria House. The two newly appointed consultant psychiatrists will work together to provide clinical leadership of the North Perinatal Mental Health Team and offer advice, assessment, and treatment for all perinatal patients with severe and complex mental health condition in the area. Consultants are 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. Consultants are expected to foster close working relationship with the local Mother and Baby Units.

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

Provide Clinical leadership and responsibility for provision of a specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team to the north 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 colleagues

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

About us

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.

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.