Job summary
Since 2017, perinatal mental health services have expanded nationally. Locally, Wave 1 funding supported the development of a comprehensive service for South Birmingham, followed by Wave 2 funding to establish services across the Black Country, West Birmingham, North and East Birmingham, and Solihull. All teams are multidisciplinary, including psychology, nursing, OT and nursery nursing specialists.
These teams work alongside the established 10-bedded Mother and Baby Unit (MBU) and its Outreach Team, both commissioned by Steps Together, the West Midlands Perinatal Provider Collaborative.
The Outreach Team supports access to and discharge from the MBU, screens out-of-hours referrals, and assists with discharge planning. They provide specialist perinatal input to Crisis Response Home Treatment Teams, including assessments, management guidance, and support with inpatient admission. The team also supports women on adult acute wards, ensuring safe perinatal care and facilitating transfers to the MBU. They offer in-hours liaison at Birmingham Women's Hospital for women with deteriorating mental health and assist women in local parenting assessment units with existing mental health needs.
This post provides consultant cover for the MBU Outreach Team.
Main duties of the job
Some of main duties and responsibilities;
1. Provide expert assessment and treatment of women with a wide range of mental health problems during pregnancy and the post-partum period
2. Collaborate with other providers of maternal mental health care within Birmingham and Solihull and the West Midlands region towards more integrated referral pathways and patterns of care.
3. Provide psychiatric leadership and clinical expertise to support the work of multi-disciplinary teams. Contribute to the teaching and training of all professionals coming into contact with women during the perinatal period in relation to maternal mental health across the region
4.Provide evidence-based bio-psychosocial interventions to promote recovery and social inclusion
6.Responsible for the prescription of appropriate treatments, including drug treatments.
A considerable amount of multi-agency work is envisaged, working with relevant health teams, other Perinatal mental health services, Home treatment teams, Community mental health teams and key agencies including Child Protection teams, Health Visiting Services and Public Health colleagues from the Local Authorities, close working with professionals at regional maternity hospitals, primary care - including NHS talking therapies for anxiety and depression workers, GPs and Children's Centres, and collaboration with the voluntary sector. Training and advice for linked agencies will be an important role of the postholder.
About us
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find all responsibilities and main duties attached to this vacancy in the Job Description under the attachments section
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find all responsibilities and main duties attached to this vacancy in the Job Description under the attachments section
Person Specification
Scoring
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- Approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act (1983)
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- Obtained inclusion on the Specialist Register; or within six months of the award of a Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) in General Adult Psychiatry; or eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register
- Commitment to personal programme of Continuing Professional Development.
- Experience within the field of perinatal psychiatry
- Substantial experience of psychiatry, including working with people suffering from severe mental illness, preferably in a community setting
- Experience of providing psychological and/or social interventions
- Experience of teaching and training at an undergraduate/postgraduate level
- Commitment to clinical audit within multi-disciplinary team.
- Evidence of potential for effective leadership.
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work creatively within multi-disciplinary team.
- Demonstrable interest in the provision of gender sensitive mental health service
- Willingness to be involved in management of service
Desirable
- Additional qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or another relevant field
- Broad clinical training including both inpatient and community service
- Specific training in perinatal psychiatry
- Experience serving a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic population
- Experience of stakeholder engagement in service delivery
- Experience of contributing to or completion of a service improvement project
- Completed clinically relevant audit projects
Person Specification
Scoring
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- Approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act (1983)
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- Obtained inclusion on the Specialist Register; or within six months of the award of a Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) in General Adult Psychiatry; or eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register
- Commitment to personal programme of Continuing Professional Development.
- Experience within the field of perinatal psychiatry
- Substantial experience of psychiatry, including working with people suffering from severe mental illness, preferably in a community setting
- Experience of providing psychological and/or social interventions
- Experience of teaching and training at an undergraduate/postgraduate level
- Commitment to clinical audit within multi-disciplinary team.
- Evidence of potential for effective leadership.
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work creatively within multi-disciplinary team.
- Demonstrable interest in the provision of gender sensitive mental health service
- Willingness to be involved in management of service
Desirable
- Additional qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or another relevant field
- Broad clinical training including both inpatient and community service
- Specific training in perinatal psychiatry
- Experience serving a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic population
- Experience of stakeholder engagement in service delivery
- Experience of contributing to or completion of a service improvement project
- Completed clinically relevant audit projects
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Perinatal Mental Health Service / The Barberry
25 Vincent Drive
Birmingham
B15 2FG
Employer's website
https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
