Specialty Doctor in Psychiatry
Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
SHEFFIELD
Salary
£63,696 – £102,689
Posted
1 weeks ago
About the role
We're looking for a Specialty Doctor to join our team of life savers and life changers who share our values to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we're proud to be the difference improving lives every day. This is an exciting opportunity to join our Perinatal Mental Health Service as a full time Specialty Doctor on a 6-month fixed term contract.
Attendance at MDT meetings. Attendance in team governance & service development processes. Contribution to collaborative care and risk management planning processes for relevant patients' management, including regular liaison with practitioners within and outside of the service. Provision of trauma informed, evidence based, specialist perinatal medical/psychiatric assessments and reviews, to inform care planning and risk assessment/management, by regular clinic sessions & flexible use of clinical time. Formulation and delivery of appropriate, evidence based pharmacological and psychological interventions, sharing evidence in an accessible way with patients to support their choice of treatment, holding in balance the unique features and risks of the perinatal period. Reflect on the multi-faceted and complex nature of PNMH difficulties, demonstrating a high degree of understanding about trauma, epigenetics, attachment, transitions to parenthood, parent-infant relationships, safeguarding, and infant development. Assessment and management of people subject to the Mental Health Act. Assessment and management of people subject to the Mental Capacity Act. Completion of administrative tasks related to clinical & leadership responsibilities. For further information, please see the attached job description