SASPsychiatry

Specialty Doctor in Perinatal Psychiatry

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Requires improvement

Birmingham

Salary

£63,696 – £102,689

Posted

6 days ago

About the role

This is an exciting new post based at the Chamomile Suite, a specialist inpatient psychiatric unit for pregnant women and mothers with infants under the age of 12 months. The unit has 10 beds with 9 beds on the ward and a separate semi-independent flat. The post holder will be based at the Chamomile Suite, supporting the clinical team. There is an established senior clinical team of Consultant Psychiatrist, Principal Clinical Psychologist, Consultant Parent Infant Psychologist, Ward Manager, Occupational Therapists and Health Visitor. The postholder will work closely with the senior clinical team and the resident doctors, usually CT3 and ST4 on rotation as allocated.

The job will involve providing day to day care to women and their children whilst on the ward. Duties will include Admission clerking of women, and reviews as appropriate for those admitted out of hours. Attendance at the weekly MDT and ward rounds. Clinical administration ward round and MDT notes, writing of tribunal reports as appropriate and discharge summaries Liaising with relevant other professionals or teams involved in the care of the family in the community.

Specialty Doctor in Perinatal Psychiatry

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Person specification

Essential

Recognised medical degree
Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
Eligible for approval under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act.
Completed at least four years' full time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be within a psychiatry training programme or as a fixed term specialty trainee within psychiatry; or have equivalent experience and competences.
Commitment to personal programme of Continuing Professional Development.
At least two years experience of working in psychiatry, including working with people suffering from severe mental illness.
Experience of teaching and training at an undergraduate/postgraduate level
Commitment to clinical audit and quality improvement within multi disciplinary team.
Flexibility and adaptability to respond to changing service needs.
Excellent communication skills.
Ability to work creatively within multi disciplinary team.
Demonstrable interest in the provision of gender sensitive mental health service
Able to travel across the community base area

Desirable

MRCPsych or equivalent.
Approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act. (1983)
Broad clinical training in psychiatry including both inpatient and community service.
Experience serving a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic population.
Experience of providing psychological and/or social interventions.
Experience of contributing to or completion of a service improvement project.
Completed clinically relevant audit projects.
Skills in working with individuals who are difficult to engage.