Job summary
This role will be supported by a £12,000 relocation allowance.
The Norfolk and Waveney Community Perinatal Mental Health Service (PMH) is seeking a Specialty Doctor to join its Community Perinatal Mental Health team. You will have an exciting opportunity to join an expanding Community Perinatal Mental Health Service including a Maternal Mental Health Service in partnership with local maternity services.
Parent-Infant therapy, family therapy and increased partner support is being developed further alongside the offer of preconception counselling and the assessment and management of both the acute and the complex perinatal mental health presentations.
The PMH Service is delivering on its access targets and has had agreed funds to expand in keeping with the NHSE Long Term Plan. The Service takes pride in providing a range of therapeutic interventions and peer support and is committed to the co-production of the developing Service with women who have or have had lived experience.
Main duties of the job
The perinatal world is small but also relies on close inter-agency relations with colleagues ranging from Obstetricians to Neurologists to GPs on the medical front, to Midwives and Nursery Nurses on the maternity front, to a panoply of therapists not to mention third sector and service user/patient advocacy groups.
We are looking thus for someone who can communicate with a wide spectrum of people to achieve the best level of care when making difficult decisions. Someone who can lead the MDT in ward rounds and CPA meetings, collaborate with a young person's wider family and community support structures and work with all to fashion a planned and creative transition towards discharge and beyond.
About us
We invite applications for doctors from different specialty backgrounds as long as imbued with a passion for the perinatal period. Relevant experience varies widely as the work encompasses the biological and immunological, forensic, psychotherapeutic (individual, systemic and parent-infant) as well as social worlds.
Responsibilities include
- Providing medical treatment within a model of multi-disciplinary care
- Supporting prescribing of medication
- Physical health monitoring
- Preparing clinical reports
- Liaising with other clinical teams within and outside the Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an exciting time to join the Perinatal Norfolk team as we commit to growing a team already delivering excellence and one shaped by strong clinical leaders.
NSFT are committed to Quality Improvement and have paired up with East London Foundation Trust to train and develop our staff in the understanding of QI and how to implement this in our teams
We believe that staff who feel valued by their employers and are truly engaged are able to provide better outcomes for our service users.
Colleagues range from clinical academics to those enthused with health informatics, teaching, service development, outreach or advocacy work. Curiosity is encouraged and indeed following opportunities to build and helm new services in the purely mental health or acute medical sector (e.g. Liaison Psychiatry) spheres.
Job Descriptions are guides and starting points. We warmly encourage those who see services yet to be offered as goals or who wish to follow related special interests and so provide further richness to the range of expertise offered
Benefits
NSFT welcomes all and will offer for this post a Relocation Package to aid moving to this picturesque and coastal county blessed with excellent schools, good transport links and a friendly community.
We support flexible working and training. We are keen to support staff development including support to undertake CESR where appropriate
Why Norfolk?
NSFT welcomes all and will offer for this post a Relocation Package to aid moving to this picturesque and coastal county blessed with excellent schools, good transport links and a friendly community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an exciting time to join the Perinatal Norfolk team as we commit to growing a team already delivering excellence and one shaped by strong clinical leaders.
NSFT are committed to Quality Improvement and have paired up with East London Foundation Trust to train and develop our staff in the understanding of QI and how to implement this in our teams
We believe that staff who feel valued by their employers and are truly engaged are able to provide better outcomes for our service users.
Colleagues range from clinical academics to those enthused with health informatics, teaching, service development, outreach or advocacy work. Curiosity is encouraged and indeed following opportunities to build and helm new services in the purely mental health or acute medical sector (e.g. Liaison Psychiatry) spheres.
Job Descriptions are guides and starting points. We warmly encourage those who see services yet to be offered as goals or who wish to follow related special interests and so provide further richness to the range of expertise offered
Benefits
NSFT welcomes all and will offer for this post a Relocation Package to aid moving to this picturesque and coastal county blessed with excellent schools, good transport links and a friendly community.
We support flexible working and training. We are keen to support staff development including support to undertake CESR where appropriate
Why Norfolk?
NSFT welcomes all and will offer for this post a Relocation Package to aid moving to this picturesque and coastal county blessed with excellent schools, good transport links and a friendly community.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry on the GMC Register
- S12 Approval
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- 3 years as a doctor post registration
- 2 years in Psychiatry at SHO/ST level or more senior
- 6 months in relevant specialism
Attributes
Essential
- A clear understanding of Clinical Governance
- Demonstrate a commitment to open review of practice
Attributes
Essential
- Effective team working
- Leadership qualities
- Flexibility
- Research
Desirable
- Driving Licence/Able to travel independently
Teaching
Essential
- Teaching and Presentation Skills
Clinical Governance
Essential
- A clear understanding of Clinical Governance
- Demonstrate a commitment to open review of practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry on the GMC Register
- S12 Approval
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- 3 years as a doctor post registration
- 2 years in Psychiatry at SHO/ST level or more senior
- 6 months in relevant specialism
Attributes
Essential
- A clear understanding of Clinical Governance
- Demonstrate a commitment to open review of practice
Attributes
Essential
- Effective team working
- Leadership qualities
- Flexibility
- Research
Desirable
- Driving Licence/Able to travel independently
Teaching
Essential
- Teaching and Presentation Skills
Clinical Governance
Essential
- A clear understanding of Clinical Governance
- Demonstrate a commitment to open review of practice
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
