Speciality Doctor in Perinatal Psychiatry

The trust is seeking a Part Time (6 PA) Speciality Doctor to work within the Nottinghamshire Community Perinatal Psychiatry team.

The team provides outpatient perinatal psychiatry input to the Nottinghamshire and Bassetlaw region. The successful applicant will join a multidisciplinary team that is committed to working with women and their babies in the perinatal period who have a serious mental illness or are at risk of developing a serious mental illness. The post holder will have the opportunity to develop his/her career further depending on current competencies, interests of the post holder and the clinical needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

-Assessment and diagnosis of women in pregnancy and up to two years post-partum

-Management of moderate to severe mental illnesses in pregnancy and up to one year postpartum/extending to two as above and for women at risk of relapse of moderate to severe mental illness in perinatal period

-Use of the Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation where clinically appropriate

-Psychiatric review in clinic of patients who are on the caseload of a CPN

-Psychiatric involvement in CPA reviews

-Use rating tools and/or outcome measures that it has been agreed the team will use

-Child Protection Proceedings where appropriate including writing reports on patients the post holder has seen and attendance at Child Protection Conferences where appropriate

-Clinical audit

-The opportunity to develop teaching skills if the candidate shows an aptitude and interest in teaching

-Telephone advice to other healthcare professionals including GPs, Obstetricians, Health Visitors, Midwives, Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals from other teams.

-Cross cover for the CT3 and/or SAS doctor within the team may be required which would involve supporting the 8 bedded mother and baby unit at Greenhaven, Hopewood

We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands. We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.

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Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?

Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career.

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