Locum Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist, Leyland

Locum Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist, Leyland Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Locum Consultant Psychiatrist - Perinatal Psychiatry, Leyland (10PA)

We are seeking to recruit a Fixed Term Locum Consultant Psychiatrist to provide cover during the maternity leave of the substantive postholder. You would be working as part of the Specialist Perinatal Community Health Team (SPCMHT) based at Leyland House, Leyland. This post is full time (10 PAs) and will be fixed term for up to 12 months, or when the substantive postholder returns from maternity leave. Any applicants can only be considered if they are on the GMC specialist register.

The successful applicant would be expected to contribute to the Consultant On Call rota, for which additional remuneration would be paid.

Main duties of the job

Consultant Psychiatrists are expected to deliver both obstetric liaison, psychiatric outpatient clinics, and home visits. The majority of each cluster's work will be a combination of antenatal care and care of postnatal mothers. The antenatal care will take place in the antenatal clinic settings in maternity, at women's homes, or other locations in the community as is convenient for the mother.

Consultations can also be undertaken via telemedicine, the trust being an early adopter of Attend Anywhere, whose use has increased since the pandemic.

Postnatal care from the Specialist Perinatal CMHT could take place in a number of settings including home visits, CMHT bases, community assets, essentially as close to home as is required as well as by telemedicine.

The SPCMHT's are multidisciplinary teams within the specialist network.

Applicants should hold full GMC registration and must be included on the Specialist register of the GMC.

It is a requirement that applicants are Section 12 Approved at the time of commencing employment and have Approved Clinician Status. Remuneration will be as set out in the terms of the New Consultant Contract according to previous experience.

About us

The role includes at least 2.5 SPAs as standard for a full-time post (we would be flexible in looking at enhancements to support other activities that support the wider ambitions of the Trust).

Study leave budget of £3000 over 3 years or up to £5000 over 3 years for newly qualified Consultants.

Opportunities to be a clinical supervisor.

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Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details about this post.

Person Specification Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• Full GMC registration and Licence to Practise
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register
• Section 12 approved
• Approved Clinician status

Experience

• Knowledge, skills and experience appropriate to this post

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.