Specialty Doctor in Perinatal Psychiatry

Job summary

Are you a dynamic, forward-thinking doctor with a passion for perinatal mental health? We are seeking a Specialty Doctor to join our expanding community perinatal mental health team. This is an exciting opportunity to support the delivery of high-quality, compassionate care for women and their families during the perinatal period.

You'll work alongside experienced consultants including Dr Gloria Lakra, Dr Holly Kirwin, Dr Qurat Khurram, Dr Ekta Mutta, and a supportive MDT. Based predominantly in East and North Hampshire, you'll play a key role in clinical leadership, assessment, and multidisciplinary team discussions, while building strong links with maternity services, GPs, health visitors and children's services.

This new role offers the chance to shape and develop the post with your clinical/educational supervisor. There will also be occasional cover at the regional Mother and Baby Unit.

Driving is essential, and you must hold a valid UK licence due to the community nature of the post.

We're excited to welcome an enthusiastic and skilled clinician eager to make a real difference in the lives of women and their infants. Come and help us build on the success of our service and drive innovation in perinatal care.

Main duties of the job

Specialty Doctors will apply their clinical expertise to ensure excellent care for service users, with a focus on supervising the team and managing complex presentations. Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering evidence-based, recovery-focused care planning, ensuring interventions promote recovery and independence.
• Providing comprehensive inpatient care: reviewing mental state, managing medications, contributing to mandatory reports, and supporting MDT functions and physical health management.
• medical cover in collaboration with other colleagues.
• Managing complex clinical information using a biopsychosocial approach to develop clear formulations.
• Engaging effectively with carers and inpatient teams to support holistic care.
• Assessing and managing risk, providing clear communication and support to the MDT to ensure safe, hopeful, and person-centred care.
• Ensuring compliance with care planning, safeguarding, and risk management policies.
• Maintaining a strong focus on clinical outcomes and patient experience.
• Supporting junior doctors and medical team members through education, supervision, and leadership, appropriate to experience.
• Promoting learning and improvement by supporting reflection on incidents, complaints, and good practice.
• Escalating clinical concerns promptly to the Consultant or Divisional Medical Director when needed.

This role requires compassionate, proactive clinicians ready to support high-quality, recovery-oriented inpatient care.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Melbury Lodge

Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Romsey Road

Winchester

Hampshire

SO22 5DG

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Melbury Lodge

Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Romsey Road

Winchester

Hampshire

SO22 5DG

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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