Specialty Doctor in Perinatal Community

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Provide high quality medical care with support from consultant perinatal psychiatrists across the Perinatal Service.

2. Maintain the high level of expertise and skill necessary for the provision of excellent quality perinatal mental health care, aiming for optimal outcomes for mother, infant and the wider family.

3. Provide medical input to the Perinatal Services patients in a community setting in line with the agreed job plan. This includes assessments of womens mental health and mother infant relationships and related risks, bio-psycho-social diagnostic formulations, exploration of prevention, treatment and care options, clear communication and shared decision making with patients (and families as appropriate), communication and joint planning with other professionals and agencies by the most effective means, use of appropriate legal statutes and powers for example the MHA, MCA AND Children Act where necessary for good patient care.

4. Ensure that care provided is in line with vision and values of the service for patient centred, compassionate, high quality care focussed on the needs of the woman, the baby and the wider family, facilitating shared decision making at all times.

5. Ensure highest standards of transparency and clarity in communication with women and other professionals (e.g. all correspondence addressed to the patient and copied to all professionals).

6. Support the Perinatal Consultant Psychiatrists in providing clinical supervision to junior doctors that are working or training in the service, and offering clinical advice and information as and when required to all staff.

7. Work closely with all professionals in the Service and with other agencies, including voluntary organisations to ensure that high quality patient care and after-care is effectively co-ordinated.

8. Actively contribute to quality improvement activities in the Service. This includes participating in, and supporting or supervising others in initiating and completing projects, including audits, quality improvement initiatives, service evaluation and research. This should include both local and regional or national projects.

9. Participate in continuous evaluations/audits of the Service, including national audits and benchmarking. These include RCPsych CCQI Perinatal Network Peer reviews and related surveys, CCQI visits, and reports to commissioners. Actively engage in quality improvement responses to any recommendations from these or as may emerge from time to time from other sources (eg Confidential Enquiries; NICE Guidelines)

10. Participate in service evaluation and the planning of future service developments.

11. Ensure that cover is arranged for responsibilities during leave with consultant colleagues within the service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

• Section 12 (2) approval under the Mental Health Act 1983.

Skills

Essential

• Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need.
• Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job and specialty
• Practical skills: shows aptitude for practical skills, required in the job.
• Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required in the job
• Experience of working within Adult/Perinatal Psychiatry

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards in Good Medical

Eligibility

Essential

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.

Transport

Essential

• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester

Colchester

CO4 5HG

Employer's website

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