Consultant Psychiatrist in Perinatal Psychiatry

Job summary

A vacancy has arisen due to previous post holder leaving the post.

The area comprises 4 CCG areas Vale of York; Harrogate & Rural District; Hambleton, Richmondshire & Whitby; Scarborough & Ryedale. The 4 CCGs have worked together with TEWV to create this service. The proposal was been awarded money from NHS England PMH Community Transformation Fund in wave 2.

The service operates across two TEWV localities (NY & Y&S) alongside the established Mental Health Services in each of the 4 CCG areas, which are centered on York, Harrogate, Northallerton & Scarborough. However, the service is managed operationally by the York Directorate.

The model is a single service running on a multi-hub model. Some staff (Medical/ Psychology/ Peer Support/ Nursery Nurse) work across the county or into clusters of hubs. Care co-ordinators work into one hub, based locally & sharing office space with local teams. This fosters good local relationships & ensure our practitioners are available & accessible in each area. Outpatient clinics & group work are available in each locality, with frequency being flexible & depending on need. The York hub is located at Huntington House, close to the city centre. The service has hubs in the other 3 areas. Team meetings/ supervision etc rotate through different venues to ensure it is accessible to all staff.

Main duties of the job

Take part in assessments, follow-up and joint working of patients. To provide clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team.

Provide input to multidisciplinary discussions of assessments and management plans

Work jointly with colleagues from other disciplines and all relevant agencies to provide a comprehensive approach to patient care and treatment.

The appointee must be approved under Section 12(2) MHA 1983.

To contribute to postgraduate teaching and supervision of junior doctors.

The appointee must be able to travel around the facilities served by this post.

Please see timetable for more details

About us

We are one of the largest specialist mental health and learning disabilities trusts in the country, with an annual income of £320m and a workforce of some 6,700 staff operating from around 100 sites in Durham, Tees Valley, North Yorkshire, York and Selby. We are Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. We provide mental health and learning disability services to people of all ages.

We deliver a range of community and in-patient care across adult mental health, children and young peoples services, mental health services for older people and forensic services. We have over 7,000 staff working across more than 90 sites.

With an annual operating income of over £420 million, we work in partnership with local authorities, clinical commissioning groups, voluntary organisations, the private sector, as well as people who use our services, their families and carers. Geographically were one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the country, spanning County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby.