This substantive 10 PA consultant post sits in the West Kent Perinatal Team within the Perinatal Mental Health Community Service at Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. The work centres on assessing and treating women with moderate to severe perinatal mental illness, with expert advice on prescribing in pregnancy and breastfeeding. The post pairs clinical work with senior leadership and teaching, with hybrid working and part-time or job-share applications welcomed. Candidates need GMC Specialist Register entry or to achieve it within six months, and Approved Clinician status.
What the job involves
- Provide psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, risk assessment and treatment for women with moderate to severe mental illness in pregnancy and up to two years postnatally
- Give specialist advice on safe use of psychotropic medication before conception, in pregnancy and during breastfeeding, to patients and to maternity, primary care and mental health colleagues
- Act as senior clinical leader in the multidisciplinary team, providing consultation, guidance, supervision and support to medical and non-medical colleagues
- Manage a compact caseload
- Work closely with maternity, obstetric, health visiting, primary care, social care and safeguarding services to deliver integrated care for women, infants and families
- Contribute to strategic development, quality improvement, clinical governance, teaching and research across the service and the Trust
- Help develop the Royal College of Psychiatrists Quality Network accredited service
- Take part in the Consultant on-call rota (currently 1:30, non-resident) and act as Responsible Clinician where required
Qualifications
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration with licence to practise
- On the GMC Specialist Register, or achieved within six months
- Approved Clinician status, or achieved within 3 months of appointment
- Section 12 approval under the Mental Health Act, or achieved within 3 months of appointment
Experience
- Participation in continuing professional development
- Participation in research or service evaluation
- Active participation in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent knowledge of the specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using a bio-psycho-social approach and broad medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication in English
- Managing clinical complexity and uncertainty, with decisions based on evidence and experience, including the input of others
- Ability to meet duties under the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
- Ability to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
Checks & eligibility
- Valid UK driving licence, or evidence of a proposed alternative
Other
- Ability to work in and lead a team
Nice to have
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
- MRCPsych or additional clinical qualifications
- In good standing with the GMC, with no warnings or conditions on practice
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to the post, within the NHS or a comparable service
- Ability to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching relevant to the post
- Reflection on the purpose of CPD undertaken
- Clinical research or service evaluation experience, and clinical audits that led to service change
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement, such as awards, presentations or publications
What’s offered
- Recruitment bonus of £15,000, subject to terms
- Relocation support of up to £8,000, subject to terms
- Access to the in-house research team and academic opportunities through the local medical school
- Generous annual leave and study leave, and the NHS pension scheme
- Holiday of a Lifetime scheme to bank annual leave
- Flexible working on request
- Learning and development in leadership, education, research and quality improvement
- Free independent counselling, Blue Light Card discounts, car lease scheme and staff network forums
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
