*INTERNAL ONLY* Trust Locum Consultant in Perinatal Services

We are seeking a fixed term for two years full time Consultant in Perinatal Psychiatry to join our South Staffordshire team. The catchment area for South Staffordshire is the local region which comprises of Stafford, Cannock, Burton on Trent, Seisdon, Tamworth and Lichfield. The entire perinatal service has access to the Brockington Parent and Baby Unit (PBU), an 8 bed unit in the grounds of St George's Hospital in Stafford. Mother and Baby In-Patient Units are commissioned by NHSE and therefore any patient and her infant requiring a bed/cot, regardless of place of residence, can be admitted subject to bed availability and appropriateness of referral. As such, the unit can and does admit women from anywhere in the UK. MPFT are the lead provider for the West Midlands Perinatal Provider Collaborative., This post offers a very exciting opportunity to contribute to the establishment of a high quality multidisciplinary community perinatal mental health service across South Staffordshire and Shropshire, following MPFT's successful bid to secure funding for community perinatal mental health services from NHS England. The new services will integrate with pre-existing perinatal mental health provisions in South Staffordshire including the well-established tertiary in-patient specialist Brockington Parent & Baby Unit (funded by the specialist Commissioning Board).

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.