Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

Specialty doctor in psychiatry

The closing date is 25 July 2025

Job summary

This appointment is for a full time Specialty Doctor at Perinatal (10 sessions). The post holder will be responsible for providing medical cover at Argyll House in Sheffield.

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. 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.

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.

This is a fixed term post.

Please see the attached Job description and Person Specification for more information

Main duties of the job

Provide compassionate medical leadership in the Perinatal Mental Health Service, including frequent/regular meetings with clinical staff to plan/co-ordinate clinical workload.

Attendance and leadership of MDT meetings.

Attendance and leadership 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.

For further information, please see the attached job description

About us

At SHSC, we prioritise the well-being and safety of both our service users and employees. It is our policy and a condition of employment that all employees must join the DBS Update Service. This service carries an annual fee, which employees are responsible for paying up front. However, employees may claim this cost back through the Trust's Employee Expenses Reimbursement Policy. For those requiring a Basic DBS check, it is necessary to register for a DBS Online Account.

Details

Date posted

18 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

457-25-7107643-A

Job locations

Sheffield Perinatal Mental Health Service - Argyll House

9 Williamson Road, Nether Edge

SHEFFIELD

S11 9AR


Job description

Job responsibilities

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.

For further information, please see the attached job description

Job description

Job responsibilities

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.

For further information, please see the attached job description

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

  • Certificate of Completion of Training in General Adult Psychiatry (ST6 trainees should be within six months of attainment at the time of the interview) or CESR equivalent.

Desirable

  • MRCPsych or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in General Adult Psychiatry. Some experience working with women in the perinatal period.

Desirable

  • Experience as a Consultant Psychiatrist in a Perinatal Mental Health Service.

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of experience in medical audit and understanding of principles of clinical governance

Desirable

  • Experience networking and building collaborative working relationships across a range of stakeholders / other clinical specialisms to improve patient care pathways and experience.
Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

  • Certificate of Completion of Training in General Adult Psychiatry (ST6 trainees should be within six months of attainment at the time of the interview) or CESR equivalent.

Desirable

  • MRCPsych or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in General Adult Psychiatry. Some experience working with women in the perinatal period.

Desirable

  • Experience as a Consultant Psychiatrist in a Perinatal Mental Health Service.

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of experience in medical audit and understanding of principles of clinical governance

Desirable

  • Experience networking and building collaborative working relationships across a range of stakeholders / other clinical specialisms to improve patient care pathways and experience.

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).

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.

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

Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sheffield Perinatal Mental Health Service - Argyll House

9 Williamson Road, Nether Edge

SHEFFIELD

S11 9AR


Employer's website

https://www.shsc.nhs.uk/working-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sheffield Perinatal Mental Health Service - Argyll House

9 Williamson Road, Nether Edge

SHEFFIELD

S11 9AR


Employer's website

https://www.shsc.nhs.uk/working-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Director

Dr Robert Verity

robert.verity@shsc.nhs.uk

01142716310

Details

Date posted

18 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

457-25-7107643-A

Job locations

Sheffield Perinatal Mental Health Service - Argyll House

9 Williamson Road, Nether Edge

SHEFFIELD

S11 9AR


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