Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist

at  Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

While primarily responsible for delivering a quality clinical service, the consultant psychiatrist is also expected to be actively involved in the development of the team and broader service, together with the rest of the leadership team. We have an active, ambitious and innovative perinatal service Quality Improvement programme, overseen by the Clinical Development Oversight Group, which consists of the service clinical leads and those clinicians involved in specific QI projects. The service has an ambitious training plan, and the consultant will be able to access regular in house training, and will also be expected to deliver training across the trust and to external agencies. There is no inpatient commitment with this post and there is no Mother and Baby Unit located within the service, but we have close links with our local regional units in Wythenshawe and Chorley.
The Mid Mersey division has borough CMHTs (these are called Recovery teams), an EIP service, CAMHs, psychiatric liaison services at both acute hospitals (Warrington and Whiston), Crisis teams and older persons mental health teams. There are acute inpatient units in each of the boroughs. The local maternity units are at Whiston Hospital and Warrington. The consultant will join a supportive community of established and experienced local and regional perinatal psychiatrists, in addition to the network of psychiatrists of all disciplines within Merseycare.
When the post holder is on leave cover is provided by the other medics on the days they work and by generic adult mental health team consultant relevant to the geographical patch at other times, with expert perinatal advice available from perinatal consultants in other teams. The team consists of: 0.8 WTE consultant perinatal psychiatrist 0.4 WTW consultant perinatal psychiatrist (Currently a consultant psychiatrist is employed on a 1 year fixed term contract, pending this substantive post) 0.9WTE specialty doctor 1 WTE Band 7 Clinical Team Manager 1 WTE Band 7 Clinical Lead 0.8 WTE Band 8a Advanced Clinical Pharmacist 6 WTE Band 6 Mental Health Practitioners in post and currently recruiting to 9.5 WTE 1.6 WTE Band 6 Occupational Therapists 3.4 WTE Band 8a/8b Clinical Psychologists 2 WTE Band 4 Family Support Workers 1 WTE Band 4 Assistant Practitioner 2 WTE Band 4 Assistant Psychologists 1.2 WTE Band 3 Peer Support Workers 1 WTE Band 7 Systemic Family Practitioner 2 WTE Band 2/3 Administrator 1.6 WTE Band 4 Medical Secretary The team has a senior leadership team consisting of the consultants, clinical lead, lead psychologist and team manager, and meets on a weekly basis. Please see job description for further details

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