Consultant Psychiatrist, Perinatal - East Surrey

This Post is for a passionate Consultant Psychiatrist who will be responsible for providing clinical input and leadership to the East perinatal mental health team based at Horizon House, Epsom & working alongside a multidisciplinary team in line with New Ways of Working.

The Perinatal Mental Health Service provides a multidisciplinary, comprehensive community specialist service for assessing & treating women with psychosis & other severe mental illnesses in pregnancy and postnatally across the county of Surrey.

The post-holder will be responsible for overseeing the clinical care of those women residing or registered with a GP within the Epsom & Ewell, Mole Valley, Tandridge, Reigate, Banstead, & Redhill NHS CCGS or receiving maternity care at Epsom & St Helier or Surrey & Sussex Hospitals

If you want to make a meaningful difference to people’s lives & support the integration of mental & physical health care, we’d love to hear from you!

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The postholder will share medical responsibility with other consultant perinatal psychiatrists for providing high-quality clinical care across the perinatal service. This includes assessments of women’s mental health & mother-infant relationships & related risks, bio-psycho-social diagnostic formulations, exploration of prevention, treatment & care options, clear communication & shared decision-making with patients (and families as appropriate), communication & joint planning with other professionals & agencies by the most effective means, use of proper legal statutes & powers where necessary for good patient care.