Job summary
This appointment is for afull time clinical fellow.
You will be required to work with the Perinatal Mental Health (PNMH) Service's multidisciplinary team, offering team and clinical leadership and facilitation to deliver safe and effective assessment and treatment plans for women and birthing people in the perinatal period, and their families. Our service, including our patient and staff population, is diverse, and we are looking for someone passionate about meeting the needs of the population of Sheffield.
PNMH is a growing specialist service for women/birthing people with mental health problems around the time of having a baby, and their families. The Five Year Forward View saw the first national programme of much needed investment in this specialism, and the NHS LTP builds on those foundations, defining service development ambitions that stretch into 2025 and beyond
The post holder will be provided with the opportunity to achieve a Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
Medical workload for the service will be overseen by the Clinical Director Dr Robert Verity.
The post holder is expected to have or be willing to undertake the training required to gain Section 12(2) approval and approved clinician status under the Mental Health Act 2007 and to undertake further training to maintain AC status as required.
Main duties of the job
Along with the clinical and managerial leads, you will take oversight of the day-to-day clinical demands of the service, prioritising and responding to urgent and emergency work as well as conducting planned work with the team and patients.
You will be responsible for helping the Multi-Disciplinary teams in further developing evidence based, trauma-informed assessment and treatment pathways to offer women/birthing people and their families. We operate from biopsychosocial, and attachment orientated frameworks of understanding and medical leadership is a vital component of our service. Additionally, the successful candidate may wish to develop a role within medical leadership, medical education, quality improvement, research or a special clinical interest and such development would be supported by the trust and be negotiated with the individual candidate.
The post holder shall have completed at least three years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.
The appointee will be required to cover for colleagues during periods of absence.
About us
We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.
What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.
It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of
If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.
We are very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Supervise Non-Medical Prescribers in the service.
Supervise trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners in the service.
Supervise and line manage Physicians Associates in the service.
Liaison & advice to the locality general practitioners and other stakeholders / services.
Liaison with other consultants and other colleagues in community services and inpatient wards (including out of city MBUs).
Participation in the SHPU out of hours consultant on call rota.
Teaching of undergraduate medical students, the team in the service and other key stakeholders (e.g., obstetrics).
Work with the leadership team to focus on the team and their needs, service development, learning from incidents, development of new care pathways, performance management and service evaluation.
Identify own development, supervisory and training needs, and work with line managers to ensure they are met to maintain a reflective and learning mindset in approaching the work and ones development in the role.
Engage with regional and national forums, projects, and meetings to contribute to the development of perinatal services nationally, and to learn.
To maintain and support within the team excellence in practices and processes surrounding safeguarding adults and children.
Contribute to research and evidence led practice including continuous improvement
Participation in trust wide day-time Mental Health Act rota (approx. 1 day per month)
- Attendance at Tribunal hearings for people detained under Mental Health Act.
- Completion of administrative tasks necessary for clinical responsibilities.
- Writing of Mental Health Review Tribunal Reports or reports to other agencies.
- Liaison with members of other teams to transfer patients into and out of inpatient service.
- Attendance at CPA reviews and pre-discharge planning meetings.
- Clinical supervision of junior medical staff
Teaching of undergraduate medical students
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Supervise Non-Medical Prescribers in the service.
Supervise trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners in the service.
Supervise and line manage Physicians Associates in the service.
Liaison & advice to the locality general practitioners and other stakeholders / services.
Liaison with other consultants and other colleagues in community services and inpatient wards (including out of city MBUs).
Participation in the SHPU out of hours consultant on call rota.
Teaching of undergraduate medical students, the team in the service and other key stakeholders (e.g., obstetrics).
Work with the leadership team to focus on the team and their needs, service development, learning from incidents, development of new care pathways, performance management and service evaluation.
Identify own development, supervisory and training needs, and work with line managers to ensure they are met to maintain a reflective and learning mindset in approaching the work and ones development in the role.
Engage with regional and national forums, projects, and meetings to contribute to the development of perinatal services nationally, and to learn.
To maintain and support within the team excellence in practices and processes surrounding safeguarding adults and children.
Contribute to research and evidence led practice including continuous improvement
Participation in trust wide day-time Mental Health Act rota (approx. 1 day per month)
- Attendance at Tribunal hearings for people detained under Mental Health Act.
- Completion of administrative tasks necessary for clinical responsibilities.
- Writing of Mental Health Review Tribunal Reports or reports to other agencies.
- Liaison with members of other teams to transfer patients into and out of inpatient service.
- Attendance at CPA reviews and pre-discharge planning meetings.
- Clinical supervision of junior medical staff
Teaching of undergraduate medical students
Person Specification
Technical skills
Essential
- Effective leadership skills
- Ability to deliver care in collaboration with service users and their families/carers.
- Ability to supervise junior staff
- Awareness of the funding arrangements in the NHS and recent NHS developments
- Ability to interpret published research and to apply research findings to clinical practice.
Desirable
- Experience of involvement in service development and/or reconfiguration
- Practical experience of research
- Sympathetic to the Trust's mission
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
- Fully registered with the GMC with a license to practice.
- Section 12 (2) MHA 1983 approved.
- Approved Clinician (AC) status/eligibility to be on the AC register
Desirable
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- Training in evidence based interventions for Perinatal Mental Health patients
Experience
Essential
- Experience in General Adult Psychiatry.
- Experience of leading a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience in teaching undergraduates and postgraduates
- Evidence of experience in medical audit and understanding of principles of clinical governance
Desirable
- Experience as a Psychiatrist in a Perinatal Mental Health Service
- Experience working with parent-infant relationships.
- Experience leading a community mental health service
- Teaching/presentation experience (e.g., conference presentation, EBM, research experience) to a range of audiences.
- Experience networking and building collaborative working relationships across a range of stakeholders / other clinical specialisms to improve patient care pathways and experience
Other
Essential
- Flexible to work region wide, in person and remotely, as required by the service
- Sensitivity to needs of different ethnic and minority groups
- Understanding of and ability to deliver care in collaboration with service users to promote recovery
- Committed to a career in Perinatal Mental Health
- Highly effective communication skills
- Awareness of gender issues in the service provision
- Team player, strengths focused, skilled in developing positive, professional relationships
- Reflective, insightful to own learning and communication style, willing to learn and develop
Person Specification
Technical skills
Essential
- Effective leadership skills
- Ability to deliver care in collaboration with service users and their families/carers.
- Ability to supervise junior staff
- Awareness of the funding arrangements in the NHS and recent NHS developments
- Ability to interpret published research and to apply research findings to clinical practice.
Desirable
- Experience of involvement in service development and/or reconfiguration
- Practical experience of research
- Sympathetic to the Trust's mission
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
- Fully registered with the GMC with a license to practice.
- Section 12 (2) MHA 1983 approved.
- Approved Clinician (AC) status/eligibility to be on the AC register
Desirable
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- Training in evidence based interventions for Perinatal Mental Health patients
Experience
Essential
- Experience in General Adult Psychiatry.
- Experience of leading a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience in teaching undergraduates and postgraduates
- Evidence of experience in medical audit and understanding of principles of clinical governance
Desirable
- Experience as a Psychiatrist in a Perinatal Mental Health Service
- Experience working with parent-infant relationships.
- Experience leading a community mental health service
- Teaching/presentation experience (e.g., conference presentation, EBM, research experience) to a range of audiences.
- Experience networking and building collaborative working relationships across a range of stakeholders / other clinical specialisms to improve patient care pathways and experience
Other
Essential
- Flexible to work region wide, in person and remotely, as required by the service
- Sensitivity to needs of different ethnic and minority groups
- Understanding of and ability to deliver care in collaboration with service users to promote recovery
- Committed to a career in Perinatal Mental Health
- Highly effective communication skills
- Awareness of gender issues in the service provision
- Team player, strengths focused, skilled in developing positive, professional relationships
- Reflective, insightful to own learning and communication style, willing to learn and develop
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
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).
